The Red House (1947)
1947 · Feature film · 100 min · dir. Delmer Daves
OF THIS MAN...AND THE GIRL WHO LIVED IN "THE RED HOUSE"...people spoke only in whispers
- Drama
- film noir
- Mystery
Synopsis
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Delmer Daves
- Writer
- Delmer Daves
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Cinematography
- Bert Glennon
- Studio
- Sol Lesser Productions
- Released
- 1947-02-04
- Running time
- 100 minutes
Cast & crew
Delmer Daves Director
Pat Flaherty
Walter Sande
Arthur Space
Harry Shannon
Rory Calhoun
Judith Anderson
Edward G. Robinson
Lon McCallister
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · the pursuit of loneliness · horseoftroy · 2010-03-15
this is the toughest film to have an opinion on. it starts out great, with tremendous appeal for having all the whistles and bells of a really scary film, and very attractive and appealing charactors and a great story line, but as it tries to confront the viewer with its emotions it begins to unravel a bit, until it is nearly impossible to see it as the same film it started out as. all in all though a very inspired event, with fine acting and direction.
★★★★ · Mixed Bag But Still Good · Media Lover · 2012-05-07
The suspense in the beginning was deafening. You are always on the edge of the seat trying to figure out what was wrong in the woods (I'll stop giving out the plot). The sudden change in the main character almost takes one for a whirlwind of a ride. All in all though, fine acting by everyone. The different characters were well defined which makes this a great watch.
