Endless Night(1972)

Hayley Mills stars as an American heiress who, despite the disapproval of her family, suddenly marries Hywel Bennett, a working class photographer and chauffeur with dreams of upward mobility. When the young Hayley dies unexpectedly, Hywel is of course a prime suspect. I watched this solely to see Mills in a post-Disney role and she is indeed beautiful and charming in the role. After the death of her character, the film takes a sudden whiplash turn and becomes much more surreal with a mix of psychological and mystical elements. Although overall it’s a strange affair, I enjoyed the 1970s feel, particularly in the design of the couple’s dream home, and the small supporting cast with George Sanders as Hayley’s family attorney and Britt Eklund as her doppelganger companion.