The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House (1942)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1942-05-09
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 11min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sammy Lee
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Summary

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.

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  • John Nesbitt

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Ann Richards

    as Catherine Starr
  • Peter Cushing

    as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
  • Mark Daniels

    as Minor Supporting Role (uncredited)
Directing Sammy Lee Director
Production John Nesbitt Producer
Editing Harry Komer Editor
Art Richard Duce Art Direction
Camera Lester White Director of Photography
Sound Lennie Hayton Original Music Composer
Writing John Nesbitt Original Story
Writing Warner Law Screenplay

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