Incident at Midnight (An Edgar Wallace Mystery)
Date: 1963
Director: Norman Harrison
Production Company: Merton Park Studios
Stars: Anton Diffring, William Sylvester, Justine Lord
Location(s): London
Region(s): London H-L
Storyline:
Drugs, cash, a struck off Doctor, a war criminal with a new identity who’s being blackmailed and a wounded bank robber all add up to an ‘Incident at Midnight’.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- 08 Nov 2021

Diane Graydon (Justine Lord) leaves an all night dispensary after speaking with regular customer Dr. Schroeder. Welbeck Street W1 with Wigmore Street crossing the background and John Bell & Croydon to the right.

Paul Lincoln found that the post box remains in place. (RL)
- Capture 2
- 16 Nov 2021

Across the street, a Police Officer opens the car door for Diane. Welbeck Street with the side entrance to number 48 Wigmore Street in the left background.

A slightly off angle shot from Paul, having been hindered by a large group he did his best to capture the scene avoiding traffic. (RL)
- Capture 3
- 08 Nov 2021

Some time after Foster and Boy Brennan bring their injured colleague Wilkinson to the dispensary, Vivienne Leichner (Sylva Langova) rings the doorbell when she finds the door locked. The entrance of John Bell & Croydon at the corner of Welbeck Street and Wigmore Street in W1.

In view of the substantial changes that have taken place Paul took this rather wider shot to provide a comparison. (RL)
- Capture 4
- 'Now' required

Dr. Erik Leichner (Anton Diffring) gets out of his car when Vivienne tells him that the chemist is closed.
- Capture 5
- 08 Nov 2021

The Doctor's wife knocks on the chemists window as Foster hides behind a counter inside.

Looking out of the chemist by Paul.
- Capture 6
- 'Now' required

Escaping after returning to the dispensary, Diane makes her way to a waiting police car.
- Capture 7
- 08 Nov 2021

Learning that Brennan is at the dispensary, Foxtrot-1-5 heads to the scene. Wigmore Street with number 33 to the right.

Clearly some other 'incident' whilst Paul was there. (RL)
- Capture 8
- 'Now' required

Following a shooting inside, Foster (Philip Locke) sounds the horn as he waits outside the chemist for Brennan.
- Capture 9
- 09 Oct 2021

When he hears police car bells approaching, Foster speeds away. Wigmore Street W1 with the corner of Marylebone Lane to the left, a location that can be seen in 'The Long Good Friday'.

Perfectionist Paul returned to the spot the following day to find all the delivery vans 'gone', except for the one that was desperately trying to get included in his shot. (RL)
- Capture 10
- 16 Nov 2021

Foster descends into Leicester Square Underground station. The station has entrances at various points on Charing Cross Road WC2.

Paul Lincoln descended into Leicester Square Underground station to capture the changes that have taken places over the past 50+ years. (RL)
- Capture 11
- 'Now' required

The crook checks the number on a key obtained at the dispensary. Leslie Green was the architect of original station building with Charles Holden designing the new ticket hall and entrances.
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required

Reaching the left luggage lockers, Foster tries the key. Leicester Square station is on the Northern and Piccadilly Lines and opened in December 1906.
- Capture 13
- 16 Nov 2021

Inspector Macready (Peter Howell), Detective Sergeant Graydon and Captain Vince Warren (William Sylvester) of the New York Narcotics Squad enter the station. The circulating area at Leicester Square station.

Paul captured the moment revealing that perhaps 'manned' ticket offices were more efficient. (RL)
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required

Foster runs through the booking hall clutching a package of bank notes. Leicester Square station on Charing Cross Road in WC2.
- Capture 15
- 16 Nov 2021

Captain Warren launches himself at Foster causing him to throw the parcel down the escalator. The top of the Northern Line escalator at Leicester Square station.

Paul remains forever grateful that there was nobody on the floor when he took this shot. (RL)
- Capture 16
- 16 Nov 2021

As a Policeman gathers bank notes from the burst package at the foot of the escalator, Warren looks towards the Inspector who has taken Foster into custody. The bottom of Leicester Square's Northern Line escalator.

There is something to be said for the efficiency of the 'Cleaning Team' these days. (RL)
- Capture 17
- 16 Nov 2021

Inspector Macready and Foster return to the station's booking hall. The Northern Line escalators at Leicester Square station with Holden's uplighter lamps in place.

Many of us mourn the loss of those 'Holden' uplighter lamps Paul. (RL)

