This week’s offering for the Friday Night Movie slot is another film that I would call one of British film making’s neglected gems. ‘Faces in the Dark’, made in 1960, tells the story of a very driven inventor, Richard Hammond played by John Gregson, who is running an electrical goods company. He believes he has discovered the secret of a much better light bulb. He is convinced that this new bulb, that looks to him could be better than both incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes, will sweep the world and make him wealthy and famous.

Whilst working on the new bulb in his company’s laboratory, there is an explosion and Hammond barely escapes with his life. However, although he is not dead, he has been permanently blinded. This formerly active man who used to be able to control his life and environment, now finds himself reliant on those around him, including his wife Christiane, played by Mai Zetterling and his business partner David Merton played by Michael Dennison.

Although Hammond tries to go back to work he finds that he is hampered by his disability and agrees to go away with his wife to Hammond’s ancestral home in Cornwall. Whilst there Hammond starts to feel that things are not as they seem and starts to worry that those around him have not got his best interests at heart and may have evil intentions towards him.

I will not give too much away but this is a tense gripping drama that is well worth taking the time to watch. It’s well acted and scripted with good workmanlike camerawork. The movie has a great denouement at the end which I will not spoil.

I really enjoyed this movie which was one that I was unaware even existed until recently. I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I have.