The Uninvited (1944)

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Movie basic details

Current status - Released
Total runtime - 99 mins.
Release date - 18-02-1944
Release year - 1944
Genres - Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Overall ratings and scores for The Uninvited:
Happiness Score - 7/10, World Popularity Score - 7.173/100, IMDB Score - 7.3, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 95%, .
The Uninvited movie has Total Global Votes - 144, Total IMD Votes - 10,802

The Uninvited Movie Introduction: Movie The Uninvited, release year 1944 is written by Dodie Smith, Frank Partos, Dorothy Macardle and directed by Lewis Allen. The leading star-cast in this movie are Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie in-short: A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.

Movie story-line: A brother and sister move into an old seaside house they find abandoned for many years on the English coast. Their original enchantment with the house diminishes as they hear stories of the previous owners and meet their daughter (now a young woman) who now lives as a neighbor with her grandfather. Also heard are unexplained sounds during the night. It becomes obvious that the house is haunted.

Movie synopsis: A brother and sister move into an old seaside house they find abandoned for many years on the English coast. Their original enchantment with the house diminishes as they hear stories of the previous owners and meet their daughter (now a young woman) who now lives as a neighbor with her grandfather. Also heard are unexplained sounds during the night. It becomes obvious that the house is haunted. The reasons for the haunting and how they relate to the daughter whom the brother is falling in love with, prove to be a complex mystery. As they are compelled to solve it, the supernatural activity at the house increases to a frightening level.

Highlights - The Uninvited (1944)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Paramount
Produced in - United States of America
Available languages - English (English),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Certificate(s) - DE : 16

Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of The Uninvited (1944)

Lead Actors - Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp
Writer(s) - Dodie Smith, Frank Partos, Dorothy Macardle
Director(s) - Lewis Allen

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What is the release date of The Uninvited (1944)?
Release date of The Uninvited (1944) is 18-02-1944.


What is the total runtime of The Uninvited (1944) in minutes?
Total runtime of The Uninvited (1944) in minutes is 99 min.


What is the budget consumed to produce The Uninvited (1944) movie?
The budget consumed to produce The Uninvited (1944) movie is around $0.00.


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What is the pupularity of The Uninvited (1944)?
Worldwide pupularity of The Uninvited (1944) movie is 7.173%.


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Production company of film The Uninvited (1944) is/are Paramount, .


Which country the film The Uninvited (1944) is produced in?
Film production country for the film The Uninvited (1944) is United States of America, .


Which language the film The Uninvited (1944) is produced in?
Film The Uninvited (1944) is produced in English (English), language(s).


Which Genre the film The Uninvited (1944) belongs to?
Movie The Uninvited (1944) is categorized under Fantasy, Horror, Mystery genre(s).


Who are the lead actors of the film The Uninvited (1944)?
Lead actors of the film The Uninvited (1944) are Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp.


Who is the writer of the film The Uninvited (1944)?
The writer(s) of the film The Uninvited (1944) is/are Dodie Smith, Frank Partos, Dorothy Macardle.


Who is the director of the film The Uninvited (1944)?
The director(s) of the film The Uninvited (1944) is/are Lewis Allen.


Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by The Uninvited (1944) movie?
Movie The Uninvited (1944) has Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total awards and nomination in it's profile.


What is the story of The Uninvited (1944) in-short?
Short plot of movie The Uninvited (1944): A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past..


What is the full story of The Uninvited (1944) movie?
Full plot of movie The Uninvited (1944): A brother and sister move into an old seaside house they find abandoned for many years on the English coast. Their original enchantment with the house diminishes as they hear stories of the previous owners and meet their daughter (now a young woman) who now lives as a neighbor with her grandfather. Also heard are unexplained sounds during the night. It becomes obvious that the house is haunted. The reasons for the haunting and how they relate to the daughter whom the brother is falling in love with, prove to be a complex mystery. As they are compelled to solve it, the supernatural activity at the house increases to a frightening level..


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List of full Starcast and crew members of The Uninvited (1944)

Full Starcast:

profie photo of Ray MillandName: Ray Milland
Character: Roderick Fitzgerald

profie photo of Ruth HusseyName: Ruth Hussey
Character: Pamela Fitzgerald

profie photo of Gail RussellName: Gail Russell
Character: Stella Meredith

profie photo of Donald CrispName: Donald Crisp
Character: Commander Beech

profie photo of Cornelia Otis SkinnerName: Cornelia Otis Skinner
Character: Miss Holloway

profie photo of Alan NapierName: Alan Napier
Character: Dr. Scott

profie photo of Dorothy StickneyName: Dorothy Stickney
Character: Miss Bird

profie photo of Barbara EverestName: Barbara Everest
Character: Lizzie Flynn

profie photo of Queenie LeonardName: Queenie Leonard
Character: Mrs. Taylor

profie photo of Rita PageName: Rita Page
Character: Annie

profie photo of Holmes HerbertName: Holmes Herbert
Character: Charlie Jessup

profie photo of Moyna MacGillName: Moyna MacGill
Character: Miss Coatsworthy

Crew Members:

profie photo of Charles LangName: Charles Lang
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography

profie photo of Doane HarrisonName: Doane Harrison
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor

profie photo of Edith HeadName: Edith Head
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Design

profie photo of Wally WestmoreName: Wally Westmore
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Artist

profie photo of Charles BrackettName: Charles Brackett
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Hans DreierName: Hans Dreier
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Direction

profie photo of Buddy G. DeSylvaName: Buddy G. DeSylva
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer

profie photo of Victor YoungName: Victor Young
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer

profie photo of Frank PartosName: Frank Partos
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Dodie SmithName: Dodie Smith
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Dorothy MacardleName: Dorothy Macardle
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Novel

profie photo of Lewis AllenName: Lewis Allen
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Ernst FegtéName: Ernst Fegté
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Direction

profie photo of Stephen SeymourName: Stephen Seymour
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration

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Reviews Section

rated 4 out of 5
June 23, 2021

That's not because there are more ghosts here than other places, mind you. It's just that people who live here about are strangely aware of them. The Uninvited is directed by Lewis Allen and adapted to screenplay by Frank Partos and Dodie Smith from the novel Uneasy Freehold written by Dorothy Macardle. It stars Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp and Cornelia Otis Skinner. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Charles B. Lang. "They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here... and sea fog... and eerie stories..." Wonderful old fashioned ghost story that neatly blends romance and a light comedic tone into the pot, The Uninvited is very much a movie of significance. It marks a point in cinematic time when the ghost story proved it could be played for true unnerving impact. It remains a sub-genre of horror that is sorely lacking in bona fide classics, spookers that have longevity, the ability to raise the goose flesh no matter how many times they are revisited. With a new special edition DVD recently released, and the likes of Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro championing its cause by putting it on their lists of favourite frighteners, The Uninvited is proving its worth as an old sub-genre classic. Plot is pretty conventional stuff. It's 1937 and Milland and Hussey play a brother and sister who fall in love with a cliff side house they stumble upon whilst holidaying on the southwest coast of England. Sure enough they snag themselves the house at a ridiculously cheap price, this even though they are warned of some previous disturbances at the address. Cue a mysteriously locked room that when opened reveals itself to be deathly cold, pets that will not go up the stairs and then comes the hauntings... So far so formulaic, then, but as the story begins to unravel in the second half of the movie, where the light touch is left behind, a fizzer of back story comes to the fore and one or two extra surprises leap out of the narrative. This is not lazy plotting, it is well constructed, the mystery element is strong and sidles up nicely with the spooky goings on. "If you listen to it long enough, all your senses are sharpened. You come by strange instincts. You get to recognise a peculiar cold that is the first warning. A cold which is no mere matter of degrees Farenheit, but a draining of warmth from the vital centres of the living." This is a spooker that, unsurprisingly for the time, is devoid of visceral shocks and blunderbuss like scares. This is more about atmosphere (Lang was Oscar nominated for his noirish photography) and fear of the unknown, where the sound of a sobbing woman in the darkness chills the blood. Perhaps surprisingly for the time? We do get to see spectral images, and they still work and create the desired effect, who needs a computer generated image spitting blood when you can have ethereal spookiness floating eerily above the ground? While we are at it, who needs a beefed up pretty boy actor fighting the good fight against evil when you can have an elegant Ray Milland doing it with a glint in his eye instead? The cast are very effective, with Russell really making a mark so early in her career, while Young's score is both sinister and tender (the song Stella by Starlight would become a popular standard) at all the right times. A genuine ghost story for those who prefer the sparing atmospheric touch to the noisy carnage approach. 8/10


-- John Chard

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