The Woman in the House
1942 | 11m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Sammy Lee |
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| Writer: | John Nesbitt, Warner Law |
| Staring: |
| This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world. | |
| Release Date: | May 09, 1942 |
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| Director: | Sammy Lee |
| Writer: | John Nesbitt, Warner Law |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | fear, recluse, reclusiveness, anthropophobia |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Narrator (voice) |
| Ann Richards | Catherine Starr |
| Peter Cushing | Man Waking Up (archive footage) |
| Mark Daniels | Minor Supporting Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Original Story |
| Sammy Lee | Director |
| Harry Komer | Editor |
| Richard Duce | Art Direction |
| Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Warner Law | Screenplay |
| Lester White | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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