House of Mystery (1961 film)

House of Mystery
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Produced by Leslie Parkyn
Julian Wintle
Screenplay by Vernon Sewell
Based on play L'Angoisse by Celia de Vilyars and Pierre Mills
Starring Nanette Newman
Music by Stanley Black
Cinematography Ernest Steward
Edited by John Trumper
Production
company
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
April 1961 (UK)
Running time
56 minutes
Country UK
Language English

House of Mystery is a 1961 British supernatural mystery film. It was based on a play director Vernon Sewell had filmed three times before.[1] It was known in Germany as Das Landhaus des Dr. Lemming ("The Country House of Dr. Lemming"), and because of its compact running time, aired in the U.S. as an episode of the TV series "Kraft Mystery Theatre".[2]

Plot

A pair of newlyweds visit an old cottage for sale in the country, and hear the housekeeper’s account of its macabre history. The previous owners had been disturbed by paranormal activity, and on calling in a medium, the ghost was identified as an eccentric and vengeful scientist, once resident in the cottage. The scientist was obsessed with electricity, and when his unfaithful wife and her lover attempted to murder him, he responded by electrifying the living room floor and fixtures, and challenging the couple to escape.[3]

Cast

Critical reception

References

  1. John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 96-98
  2. 1 2 The Bloody Pit of Horror (2014-01-11). "The Bloody Pit of Horror: House of Mystery (1961)". Thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. 1 2 "House of Mystery 1961 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. "House of Mystery | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-05-28.


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