The Uninvited
1944 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 6.9 · 90% critics
Two siblings from London buy a surprisingly affordable cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to find that it comes with a ghostly cost. As strange, cold-room mysteries and night noises build, the haunting sparks a bizarre romantic triangle that reaches beyond the grave.
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-02-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (228 votes)
About
Enjoy elegant, serious ghost-story suspense with gothic atmosphere and romance, like The Haunting or Cat People, but Not for you if you want nonstop scares, strong emotional payoff, or modern horror pacing.
Pros: eerie haunted-house atmosphere; classy gothic romance; memorable music | Cons: tension diluted by humor; dated acting style; some emotional depth missing
Themes
- sibling relationship
- sunrise
- based on novel or book
- cat
- cliff
- haunted house
- family secrets
- cornwall, england
- lesbian relationship
- apparition
- trance
- crying
- +15 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1945 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ray Milland
as Roderick Fitzgerald
Ruth Hussey
as Pamela Fitzgerald
Gail Russell
as Stella Meredith
Donald Crisp
as Commander Beech
Alan Napier
as Dr. Scott
Cornelia Otis Skinner
as Miss Holloway
Barbara Everest
as Lizzie Flynn
Dorothy Stickney
as Miss Bird
Queenie Leonard
as Mrs. Taylor
Rita Page
as Annie
Directed by Lewis Allen