Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Dollphase This is one you don't want to miss. I waited a long time for this movie to be available on DVD, and it was well worth the wait. The only other black and white haunted house movie that even comes close is House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price. For a more contemporary haunted house movie I recommend The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliff. Scary !

JohnHowardReid SYNOPSIS: A moderately well-off Londoner (Ray Milland) and his sister (Ruth Hussey) buy an old house, perched near the dangerous edge of a cliff on the Cornish coast. Although they are soon made aware that the house is haunted by a ghost, they fail to realize the ghost's particular animosity towards a sensitive young woman (Gail Russell) who lives nearby. NOTES: Charles Lang was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Photography, but lost to Joseph LaShelle's Laura.COMMENT: Just as well the photography is so wonderfully atmospheric, because the script now seems a little strained and doesn't quite add up to the shock impact it originally had on audiences in 1944. Too many ghost stories have intervened. The humor too (some of it contributed by producer Charles Brackett) fails to jell at times. Perhaps the modern setting is also a drawback. Maybe "The Uninvited" would have survived more effectively as a period piece. As it stands, the writers are forced to utilize a haunted house which, while it is connected to the electricity supply, has no electric lights—a mystery for which they proffer no explanation whatever. We watch all these people running around with lamps, whilst Ray Milland listens to the radio and makes regular telephone calls. In this sort of caper, automobiles look anachronistic. Furthermore, Ray Milland, competent actor though he is, fails to measure up here as a romantic hero. Whilst he's certainly quite pleasant to watch, his performance lacks the polish that all the other players, particularly Cornelia Otis Skinner (an unforgettable villainess), Gail Russell (who skillfully projects an enchanting vulnerability), Donald Crisp (a particularly well-rounded performance) and Ruth Hussey (beautifully efficient) bring to their roles.Lewis Allen's direction is professionally competent, but lacks the imaginative vigor that transforms mere entertainment into a masterpiece. In fact, he throws most of the burden for carrying the artistic effectiveness of the film on to the photographer, the set designer, the music composer and the special effects technicians. These men all render superlative work. The music score in fact is one of Victor Young's most memorable. It's hard to believe it wasn't even nominated for an Academy Award. Who remembers some of the nominated scores like Frederic Rich's "Jack London" or Edward Paul's "Up in Mabel's Room" today?

begob As a brother and sister move into their dream house at the top of a West Country cliff, they find the grand-daughter of the local man who sold them the house has a fatal attraction linked to ghostly goings on at the place.Well produced melodrama that dulls its spookiness through whimsical music and touches of ooo-err humour by the lead actor. Made in 1944, so I guess true terror was out of the question, but the lack of tension does drag the pace back.The performances are all solid, but the lack of involvement of the brother and sister (apart from the obligatory romance) makes it more a detective story in the Scooby Doo mould, as our untouchable heroes sniff out the dark secret at the heart of the story. The reveal is unexpected if not surprising. And the final line wraps it up nice and warm.Photography and editing are good, although endless shots of surf soaked rockery (on the California coast) along with the swooping violin music really take us back to Rebecca.Overall - enjoyable if a bit long, and it really backs away from any complication that could have deepened the mystery.

rickdumesnil-55203 this film is the epitome of excellence. who can miss with director of photography Charles Lang..the haunting music score...the sent of mimosa...the studio which i remembered 5o years ago i dreamt of having. now the acting...Ruth hussy hussy and ray Milan true to themselves that is Excellency. Cornelius skinner she gave me the creeps. not an over abundance of ghost and stuff but just enough to keep us on edge even when you have seen it 4 times. Now dessert. Gail Russell ... cant believe some foul mouths said she couldn't act.....she carried the film and came out smelling like roses. What a sad lost and i still have tears thinking of her sad life. all and all borrow it....buy it.....copy it......you wont regret it