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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302503494
ISBN: 6302503493
Label: MCA/Universal Home Video
Manufacturer: MCA/Universal Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 34
Studio: MCA/Universal Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1944
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
One of the spookiest ghost stories ever put to film, The Uninvited is also one of the few classic haunted-house movies to treat the subject with respect and seriousness. Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey play a brother and sister who leave the city to live in a beautiful old house dramatically perched on a cliff overlooking the Cornish coast. As they discover some of the house's peculiarities--the unexplained chill that settles in certain rooms, the aroma of mimosas that wafts through the house, flowers that wilt when brought inside--they are told by local girl Gail Russell that the house is haunted, by the spirit of Russell's mother no less. The rationalist city folk first scoff at the idea but as Milland slowly falls in love with the frightened girl he investigates the legends and discovers some startling hidden truths. Donald Crisp costars asRussell's humorless, hard-bitten grandfather who forbids her visits to the house. Handsomely shot against the beautiful Cornish countryside, director Lewis Allen wisely suggests more than he shows and the uneasy tone and quietly restrained direction looks forward to such films as The Haunting and The Legend of Hell House. Though Allen ultimately reveals a suitably spine-tingling apparition, some of the film's best moments are chilling in their simplicity: nocturnal moans, slamming doors, and the dog's whimpering fear of the upstairs. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Please!!!!! Put this GREAT movie on DVD
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! One of the best ghost stories ever filmed. Why oh why is it not on DVD? Who needs special effects, loud noisy sound effects, etc. when you have great acting and a ghostly figure that sends chills up and down your spine and most of it comes from using your imagination. With all the crap that is put on DVD's, what is wrong with a studio that would make big bucks if they gave people what they want, good entertainment, good writing and great acting. I too read the book ... Read More
Rating: - Agreed -- best scary movie
I first saw this movie when I was little and probably too young to understand some if it.It has been a favorite of mine for years and years.I agree with all - this is the gold standard on a scary movie.And while we all agree it sends shivers down your spine, there is such fantastic dialogue and some really, really funny comments from the cast.Ray Milland was superb, as was all the cast.And of course, "Stella by Starlight" -- the music is just the cherry on top.I have the VHS tape, but would ... Read More
Rating: - A Classic, Old-fashioned, Spooky Ghost Story
THE UNINVITED is a true classic, one of the best haunted house stories that I have ever seen.Filmed in black and white in 1944, the film relies on the play of light and shadow, an eerie underscore, and suggestion and innuendo to scare the audience.There is no blood, no gore, no grizzly monster, and none are needed.With a talented cast and an excellent plot, this movie sends shivers up your spine, makes hairs stand up on the back of your neck, and has you jumping out of your seat at the slightest provocation. ... Read More
Rating: - Brrrrrrr
The kind of ghost story we used to tell as kids out under a lone street lamp.I still get a shiver or two every time I see this one.I have a good copy from cable but would like a clean DVD.Does it feel like there's a cold spot here just now?
Rating: - One of the best scary movies ever
This movie is not as well known as other ghost stories, but, as a lifelong lover of the genre, I believe it is one of the finest: subtle, surprising, believable and extremely well-acted. Unlike modern "horror" movies that leave nothing at all too the imagination and rely more on battering the viewer into submission with violence and gore, "The Uninvited" draws you into the story, involving you in the characters' lives so that, by the time the eerie things start happening, you too are part of the story. Well written, ... Read More
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