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House of Mystery

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6.8/10 • 6

1961-01-010h 56m

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A young couple go to check out a house they're thinking of buying. A somewhat mysterious woman tells the couple several stories of the fates that befell the house's previous owners.

Directors
Vernon Sewell
Editors
John Trumper

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  1. Peter Dyneley

    Peter Dyneley

    Mark Lemming

  2. Jane Hylton

    Jane Hylton

    Stella Lemming

  3. Nanette Newman

    Nanette Newman

    Joan Trevor

  4. Maurice Kaufmann

    Maurice Kaufmann

    Henry Trevor

  5. Colin Gordon

    Colin Gordon

    Burdon

  6. John Merivale

    John Merivale

    Clive

  7. Ronald Hines

    Ronald Hines

    Young Husband

  8. Colette Wilde

    Colette Wilde

    His Wife

  9. Molly Urquhart

    Molly Urquhart

    Mrs. Bucknall

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CinemaSerf

Nov 17, 2024

6/10

When a young couple come to view an house, they can't quite figure out why it's priced so cheaply. When they enquire of the occupier, she tells them that it might be because of rumours there is a ghost. Sceptical, they ask for details and so learn that the previous occupant liked to dabble in home electrics, and - well lets just say things didn't work out so well for him. They decide to go ahead anyway, and so "Trevor" (Maurice Kaufmann) and "Joan" (Nanette Newman) become the new owners. Not long after they arrive, she thinks she has seen a man in their living room, then the lamp starts to go off all by itself. Are they going mad or is it just a fault with the wiring? Well they decide to consult a ghost-hunter (Colin Gordon) who tells them all about ectoplasm and suggest they employ the services of a powerful spiritual medium (Molly Urquhart) to find out just what went on in their home before they arrived. The first half hour of this is all really rather pedestrian mixing a really slow pace with some mediocre writing and acting. It does pick up a little for the second half as the science takes over a little more and there is a twist in a tale of greed and murder, but it can never quite shake the look of a late night television feature that doesn't quite deliver. It has it's moments, but just too few and you'll never remember it afterwards.

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    Original Language
    English
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