NOR THE MOON BY NIGHT is yet another British film of the 1950s obsessed with exoticism and big game in Africa. The scenes shot in the Kruger National Park have a real air of authenticity about them and generally there's an emphasis on wildlife protection rather than destruction, albeit with a few exceptions. The story offers a familiar love triangle, with Patrick McGoohan as a slightly stuffy character whose ravishing penpal, Belinda Lee, comes to stay. Before long his dashing brother Michael Craig has her in his arms, and it kind of goes from there. Animal attacks make up the drama and there are some fun moments enlivened by a score from Hammer composer James Bernard which sounds distinctly DRACULA-esque most of the time. It's more sedate but less cliched than the usual African-set adventure, which means it may be worth a look.
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