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{{Infobox television
| image              =
| caption            = 
| based_on           = 
| genre              = Thriller
| writer             = [[Jeremy Paul (screenwriter)|Jeremy Paul]]<br>[[Robert Bloch]]<br>[[William Abney (actor)|William Abney]]
| director           = [[Roy Ward Baker]]<br>[[Alan Gibson (director)|Alan Gibson]]
| starring           = [[Chad Everett]]<br>[[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]]
| music              = [[Harry Robertson (musician)|Harry Robinson]]
| presenter          = [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]]
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| executive_producer = [[Joan Harrison (screenwriter)|Joan Harrison]]
| producer           = [[Anthony Hinds]]
| editor             = Ronald J. Fagan<br>Brian Fremantle
| cinematography     = [[Arthur Lavis]]<br>Ken Talbot
| location           = 
| runtime            = 100 minutes
| company            = [[Hammer Film Productions]]<br>[[20th Century Fox Television]]
| network            = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| released           = {{Start date|df=y|1971|10|31}}
| related            = ''Journey to Murder''<br>''[[Journey to the Unknown (film)|Journey to the Unknown]]''<br>''[[Journey into Darkness (film)|Journey into Darkness]]'' 
}}

'''''Journey to Midnight''''' is a 1971 British [[television film|made-for-television]] [[horror film]] featuring two episodes derived from the 1968–1969 anthology television series ''[[Journey to the Unknown]]'' starring [[Chad Everett]] and [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]], directed by [[Roy Ward Baker]] and [[Alan Gibson (director)|Alan Gibson]]. The film contains the following episodes:

*"The Indian Spirit Guide" (original broadcast: October 10, 1968 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])
*"Poor Butterfly" (original broadcast: January 9, 1969 on ABC)

[[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] is featured as host who introduces the two episodes. [[Joan Crawford]] was also due to appear as co-host, but her scenes were ultimately cut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230379/|title = Journey to Midnight|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114061421/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/628947 BFI.org]</ref> Her segments appeared in the 1970 television film ''[[Journey to the Unknown (film)|Journey to the Unknown]]''.

==Plot==

==="Poor Butterfly"===
Directed by [[Alan Gibson (director)|Alan Gibson]], the first segment features [[Chad Everett]] as a man who receives an invitation to a costume party and has no idea why he got the invitation. When he arrives at the party, everyone is dressed like it's the 1920s and they act like it is too. Based on a story by [[William Abney (actor)|William Abney]].

;Cast
*[[Chad Everett]] as Steven Miller
*[[Bernard Lee]] as Ben Loker
*[[Fay Compton]] as [[Queen Victoria]]

==="The Indian Spirit Guide"===
Directed by [[Roy Ward Baker]], the second segment features [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]] as a wealthy widow who hires a private investigator to protect her from the phony spiritualists she encounters as she seeks out a real one to contact her late husband. Based on a story by [[Robert Bloch]].

;Cast
*[[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]] as Leona Gillings
*[[Tom Adams (actor)|Tom Adams]] as Jerry Crown
*[[Tracy Reed (English actress)|Tracy Reed]] as Joyce

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0230379}}

{{Roy Ward Baker}}
{{Alan Gibson}}

[[Category:1971 television films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:1971 horror films]]
[[Category:British horror television films]]
[[Category:British anthology films]]
[[Category:1971 English-language films]]
[[Category:Hammer Film Productions films]]
[[Category:Films edited from television programs]]
[[Category:Films directed by Alan Gibson]]
[[Category:Films directed by Roy Ward Baker]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Robert Bloch]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]


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