- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1940-07-22
- Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
- Writers: F.L. Green , Brian Desmond Hurst , Patrick Kirwan , Terence Young (1915–1994)
- Language: English
- Stars: Ralph Richardson , Diana Wynyard (1906–1964) , Romney Brent , Mary Clare , Henry Oscar , Dave Crowley , Gertrude Musgrove , Frederick Leister , Ivan Brandt , Sara Allgood (1879–1950)
- Runtime: 76 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: On the Night of the Fire , Mientras arde el fuego (Spain) , On the Night of the Fire (United Kingdom) , The Fugitive (Canada) , Asesino (Mexico) , Natten när det brann (Sweden) , Mord in der Capnor-Straße (Austria) , O Criminoso (Brazil) , The Fugitive (United States of America) , Verstrickung (Germany) , La notte dell'incendio (Italy) , Na Noite do Incêndio (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
- Plot: A barber steals £100 from a tailor to settle his extravagant wife's debts. Discovering who committed the theft the tailor starts to blackmail the barber. When a fire breaks out in the tenements and spreads through the area the barber murders the tailor
- IMDB:tt0031757
The Fugitive Cast · · · ALL
Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Ralph Richardson
Will Kobling
Diana Wynyard
(1906–1964)
Kit Kobling
Romney Brent
Jimsey Jones
Mary Clare
Lizzie Crane
Henry Oscar
Andrew Pilleger
Dave Crowley
Jim Smith
Gertrude Musgrove
Dora Smith
Frederick Leister
Inspector
Ivan Brandt
Wilson
Sara Allgood
(1879–1950)
Bridget O'Brien
Glynis Johns
Mary
Mae Bacon
Joe Cunningham
Irene Handl
Neighbour
Phyllis Morris
Joe Mott
Maire O’Neill
Neighbour
Teddy Smith
Madge Brindley
Neighbour (uncredited)
Amy Dalby
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
Neighbour (uncredited)
Harry Terry
Street Orator
Ben Williams
Man Getting Shaved (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
Fire Officer at Wall Map of Vehicles (uncredited)