Captain Clegg (film)

This article is about the film Captain Clegg. For other uses, see Captain Clegg.

Captain Clegg
Directed by	Peter Graham Scott
Produced by	John Temple-Smith
Written by	Anthony Hinds
Starring	Peter Cushing Yvonne Romain Patrick Allen
Music by	Don Banks
Cinematography	Arthur Grant
Editing by	Eric Boyd-Perkins
Release date(s)	June 13, 1962 June 25, 1962
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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?

Cast

• Peter Cushing as Parson Blyss
• Yvonne Romain as Imogene
• Patrick Allen as Captain Collier
• Oliver Reed as Harry
• Michael Ripper as Mipps
• David Lodge as Bosun
• Derek Francis as Squire
• Jack MacGowran as Frightened man
• Peter Halliday as 1st sailor
• Martin Benson as Rash
• Daphne Anderson as Mrs. Rash
• Milton Reed as Mulatto
• Terry Scully as 2nd sailor
• Rupert Osborn as Gerry
• Sydney Bromley as Tom Ketch
• Gordon Rollings as Wurzel
• Bob Head as Peg-leg
• Colin Douglas as Pirate bosun

Crew

• Directed by Peter Graham Scott
• Screenplay by John Elder (Anthony Hinds)
• Produced by John Temple-Smith
• Music by Don Banks
• Musical supervisor: Philip Martell
• Director of photography: Arthur Grant, B.S.C.
• Production design by Bernard Robinson
• Art direction by Don Mingaye
• Supervising editor: James Needs
• Edited by Eric Boyd-Perkins
• Make-up by Roy Ashton
• Special effects by Les Bowie
• Fight sequences staged by Bob Simmons

External links

• Captain Clegg at the Internet Movie Database