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The Uninvited1944

Name: The Uninvited
Genre: Ghosts & Haunting, Gothic, Supernatural, Psychological
Released: 1944-02-24
Rating: 7.5

“The Story of a Love That is Out of This World!”

Directed by Lewis Allen

7.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 7.2Rotten Tomatoes 95%TMDB 6.9

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#10·Top Ghosts & Haunting Films #23·Top Supernatural Films

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Year

1944

Runtime

99 min

Box Office

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

The premise

A pair of siblings from London [Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey] purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, England. Only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price, and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the supernatural, haunted house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.

Horror Vault's take

When a brother and sister snap up a cliff-top bargain on the Cornish coast, they quickly learn why the old house was so cheap — something restless lingers within its walls. As strange chills, phantom weeping, and a locked room begin to unravel a tragic family history, a young woman with a dangerous connection to the house is drawn ever closer to its secrets. Directed by Lewis Allen and scored memorably by Victor Young, The Uninvited treats its ghost story with rare seriousness and restraint. It stands as one of Hollywood's most atmospherically accomplished forays into the haunted house genre.

Content: Mild Peril, Themes Of Madness And Obsession, Brief Scenes Of Trance-Like Possession