This article is about the 1963 Richard Hilliard film. For the 1973 British film, see Psychomania.
1963 American film
Violent Midnight
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Directed by
Richard Hilliard
Screenplay by
Robin Miller
Del Tenney (uncredited)[3]
Story by
Richard Hilliard
Produced by
Del Tenney
Starring
Lee Philips
Shepperd Strudwick
Jean Hale
Lorraine Rogers
Margot Hartman
Kaye Elhardt
Sylvia Miles
Cinematography
Louis McMahon
Edited by
Robert Q. Lovett
Music by
Wilford Holcombe
Production company
Del Tenney Productions
Distributed by
Victoria Films
Release dates
May 22, 1963 (1963-05-22) (Hartford, Connecticut)[1]
December 9, 1964 (1964-12-09) (Los Angeles)[2]
Running time
93 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Violent Midnight is a 1963 American exploitation slasher film[4] directed by Richard Hilliard and starring Lee Philips, Shepperd Strudwick, and Jean Hale. It focuses on a small New England town plagued by a series of slashing murders focused around a women's college.
The film was initially titled Black Autumn, but released as Violent Midnight, premiering in Hartford, Connecticut in May 1963. It was later re-released under the title Psychomania in 1964.[5]
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