On the Night of the Fire 1939 DVD - Ralph Richardson / Diana Wynyard

A barber, desperate to pay off his extravagant wife's debts, steals £100 from a tailor. When the tailor discovers the thief's identity, he resorts to blackmail. Tensions escalate until a fire breaks out in the tenements, and during the chaos, the barber murders the tailor. Cast: - Ralph Richardson as Will Kobling - Diana Wynyard as Kit Cobling - Romney Brent as Jimsey Jones - Mary Clare as Lizzie Crane - Henry Oscar as Pilleger - Dave Crowley as Jim Smith - Gertrude Musgrove as Dora Smith - Frederick Leister as Inspector - Ivan Brandt as Wilson - Sara Allgood as Charwoman - Glynis Johns as Mary Carr - Amy Dalby as Hospital Nurse - Irene Handl as Neighbour - Maire O'Neill as Neighbour Runtime: 94 minutes