THE MAN IN BLACK

VALENTINE DYALL - "THE MAN IN BLACK"

"The Man in Black" was a 1949 movie with Valentine Dyall as The Man in Black. Dyall was the story teller for this movie; recreating his role from radio series. The movie was about a yogi who seemingly dies while simulating death and his evil second wife, and her daughter, try to force his daughter into insanity for control of his estate. Valentine Dyall who was born on 7 May 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom; was an English character actor. His distinctive voice made him especially popular as a voice actor, and he was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series "Appointment with Fear" & "The Man In Black" and the 1949 movie "The Man In Black". He was the son of the veteran actor Franklin Dyall and the actress and author Mary Phyllis Joan Logan, who acted and wrote as Concordia Merrel. Dyall died on 24 June 1985 in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Valentine Dyall was "The Man In Black" on radio, and also did a promotion for the BBC's horror series "Late Night Horror" as "The Man In Black". For more information on the "The Man In Black" in radio and "Late Night Horror", please use the below links:

The below are some clips from the movie:

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