The Red House (film)

film infobox
name = The Red House


caption ="The Red House" movie poster
director = Delmer Daves
producer = Sol Lesser
writer =George Agnew Chamberlain (novel)
Delmer Daves
starring =Edward G. Robinson
Lon McCallister
music = Miklós Rózsa
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = United Artists
released = March 16, 1947 (U.S. release)
runtime = 100 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0039757

"The Red House" is a 1947 black-and-white psychological thriller starring Edward G. Robinson.

Plot

A tale of suspense with Edward G. Robinson as a handicapped farmer Pete. He and sister Ellen have raised ward Meg as their own on a reclusive farm. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath to come help with chores on the farm. When Nath insists on using a shortcut home through the woods, Pete warns the young man of screams in the night and the terrors associated with the abandoned red house. Curious, Meg and Nath ignore his warnings and begin exploring and troubling secrets are revealed.

Reaction

Reviewer Dave Sindelar [http://www.scifilm.org/musings3/musing1044.html] gives the film a positive review: "It's not perfect; it's a little too long, so you end up figuring some of the final revelations before you should, and it gets a little repetitive at times, but the strong acting and some memorable images make it worth the investment."

The film is also praised as a "Murky psychological thriller with resonant settings and an emotive Rózsa score.ref|book1

Featured cast

References

2 cite book | author=Spencer Selby | title=Dark City: The Film Noir | publisher =McFarland Classic | year=1984 | id=ISBN 0-7864-0478-7