THE UNINVITED,
1944
Classic Ghost Story
DVD CASE WITH COVER
The Uninvited
is one of the RARE Hollywood ghost stories that does
not cop out with a "logical" ending. In fact, the film has more in
common with British ghost tales of the period, in that the
characters calmly accept spectral visitations as though they were
everyday occurrences. Roderick Fitzgerald (
Ray Milland
) and his sister, Pamela (
Ruth Hussey
), buy a house on the Cornish seacoast, never suspecting
that it is a "bad" house, subject to haunting. Their terrier
dog Bobby sees the blasted things and tries to warn them.
Before long, Roderick and Pamela are visited by Stella Meredith
(
Gail Russell
), whose late mother, it is said, is the house ghost. It is
further supposed that the ghost means to do Stella
harm.
Stella's grandfather Commander Beech (
Donald Crisp
) is close-mouthed on the issue, but it is clear he knows
something that he isn't telling. Sure enough, there is a secret to
the manor: it is inhabited by not one but two ghosts, one of whom
is merely trying to shield Stella from harm. Once the film's deep
dark secret is revealed (courtesy of a virtuoso "mad speech" by
supporting actress
Cornelia Otis Skinner
), Roderick is able to single-handedly exorcise the estate
and claim Stella as his bride. Based on the novel by
Dorothy Macardle
(with a few uncredited "lifts" from Daphne du Maurier's
Rebecca),
The Uninvited
remains one of the spookiest "old dark house" films ever
made, even after years of inundation by computer-generated special
effects.
CAST:
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Ray Milland
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Roderick Fitzgerald
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Ruth Hussey
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Pamela Fitzgerald
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Donald Crisp
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Commander Beech
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
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Miss Holloway
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Dorothy Stickney
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Miss Bird
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Barbara Everest
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Lizzie Flynn
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Alan Napier
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Dr. Scott
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Gail Russell
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Stella Meredith
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Awards
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Academy 1944
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Best Black and White Cinematography: Charles B. Lang,
Nominated
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Best Cinematography: Charles B. Lang, Nominated
This remarkable film has never
been released commercially to dvd format. Playing time
aprox. 1 hour 40 Minutes. DVD has Excellent quality and
sound. DVD-R
This is Not a commercially released DVD.
DVD in FULLSIZE CLAMSHELL SHELL CASE
WITH COLOR COVER.
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