| The Red House | |
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The Red House movie poster |
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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Written by | George Agnew Chamberlain (novel) Delmer Daves |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Lon McCallister Judith Anderson Rory Calhoun |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Studio | Sol Lesser Productions Thalia Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 1947 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | English |
The Red House is a 1947 psychological thriller starring Edward G. Robinson. It is adapted from the novel The Red House by George Agnew Chamberlain, published in 1943 by Popular Library. The novel was serialized in five consecutive issues of Saturday Evening Post, 10 March 1945 through 7 April 1945.[1]
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Handicapped farmer Pete (Robinson) and sister Ellen (Anderson) have raised ward Meg as their own on a reclusive farm. Now a teen, Meg (Roberts) 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.
Reviewer Dave Sindelar [2] 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.[3]
| Actor | Role |
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| Edward G. Robinson | Pete Morgan |
| Lon McCallister | Nath Storm |
| Judith Anderson | Ellen Morgan |
| Rory Calhoun | Teller |
| Allene Roberts | Meg |
| Julie London | Tibby |
Chamberlain’s 1943 novel has no copyright registration at the Library of Congress. The five issues of Saturday Evening Post in which the story was serialized were registered for copyright by The Curtis Publishing Co.; the copyrights of all five issues were renewed in 1973 by The Saturday Evening Post Company.[4]
The movie was registered for copyright by Thalia Productions (LP864; 7 February 1947); that copyright was not renewed.[5]
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