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Captain Clegg (film)

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Captain Clegg
Directed byPeter Graham Scott
Written byAnthony Hinds
Produced byJohn Temple-Smith
StarringPeter Cushing
Yvonne Romain
Patrick Allen
CinematographyArthur Grant
Edited byEric Boyd-Perkins
Music byDon Banks
Release datesUnited States June 13, 1962
United Kingdom June 25, 1962
Running time80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Captain Clegg is a 1962 Hammer Film Productions film. In the United States, it is known as Night Creatures. It is loosely based on Doctor Syn and stars Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, and Patrick Allen.

Plot summary

Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his band of sailors show up to an English coastal town to investigate reports of “Marsh Phantoms” who ride by night spreading terror to the town. The Captain suspects that the local reverend (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something. Are the phantoms genuine or a cover for illegal smuggling activities?

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Trivia

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  • The main character's name was changed from Doctor Syn to Parson Blyss to avoid rights problems with Disney who had secured the license to the Dr. Syn name and was completing a film version released in the same time period.
  • Hammer originally planned to film Richard Matheson's apocalyptic horror novel I Am Legend under the title Night Creatures. The plan was scotched when the British censor told them that such a film would be outright banned in England. Hammer had already promised their American distributor a film called Night Creatures, so they sold the already-completed Captain Clegg under this title.

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