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Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

Top Cast

  • Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Narrator

  • Michael Laurence

    Michael Laurence

    Sean Merriman

  • Shelah Richards

    Shelah Richards

    Mrs. Campbell

  • Helena Hughes

    Helena Hughes

    Lucy Campbell

  • John Dunne

    John Dunne

    Daly

  • Isobel Couser

    Isobel Couser

    The Short Woman

  • Ann Clery

    Ann Clery

    The Tall Woman

Overview

Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jul 9, 2025

    With Orson Welles needing a break from filming his “Othello” in Ireland in 1951, he set off to drive to Dublin when he encountered a motorist stranded on the dark. Offering this somewhat reluctant traveller a lift, he (Michael Laurence) regales his rescuer with an intriguing story about one evening when he did some rescuing of his own. This involved two ladies whom he took to their home and accepted a few minutes of hospitality. Realising swiftly after departure that he’s left his cigarette case he doubles back - and that’s when he gets quite a surprise and we get a mystery. I really quite enjoyed this spookily short drama that plays a little on the dark and rainy night as a perfect conduit for a charmingly incomplete tale that left me wanting just a little more.

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