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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.0 / 100
1955·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 30m

FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG

“CLOSE ENOUGH TO KISS...OR KILL!”

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

Above the Line
Arthur Lubin·DirectorLenore J. Coffee·ScreenplayDorothy Davenport·ScreenplayChristopher Challis·Director of PhotographyBenjamin Frankel·Original Music ComposerAlan Osbiston·Editor
Cast
Stewart Granger·Stephen LowryJean Simmons·Lily WatkinsBill Travers·David MacdonaldFinlay Currie·Inspector PetersRonald Squire·Alfred TraversBelinda Lee·Elizabeth TraversWilliam Hartnell·Herbert MoresbyFrederick Leister·Dr. SimpsonPercy Marmont·MagistrateMarjorie Rhodes·Mrs. Park
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Arthur Lubin·DirectorBetty Forster·ContinuityRonald Spencer·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Lenore J. Coffee·ScreenplayDorothy Davenport·ScreenplayArthur Pierson·AdaptationW.W. Jacobs·Short Story
Camera· 5
Christopher Challis·Director of PhotographyAustin Dempster·Camera OperatorJoan Bridge·OtherLaurie Ridley·Still PhotographerJohn Shinerock·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Alan Osbiston·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Benjamin Frankel·Original Music ComposerJohn Cox·Sound SupervisorBenjamin Frankel·ConductorRed Law·Sound RecordistBuster Ambler·Sound RecordistKen Ritchie·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 4
Wilfred Shingleton·Art DirectionElizabeth Haffenden·Costume DesignerNeville Smallwood·Makeup ArtistBeatrice Dawson·Costume Designer
Production· 4
Maxwell Setton·ProducerM.J. Frankovich·ProducerFred Gunn·Production ManagerAudrey Monk·Production Secretary
Other Departments· 1
Betty Lee·Hairdresser
By the Numbers
75.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Footsteps in the Fog's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#735946
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Mood
Melodramatic, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster shows two scenes. The top scene features a man in a dark red robe with black trim fastening a gold brooch on a woman in a black dress with a wh”

horrorromance
Key Elements
BroochBookshelvesTuxedoDress
Atmosphere
Foggy
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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