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15 February 1946 (Finland) morePlot:
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of the best horror films ever! more (92 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mervyn Johns | ... | Walter Craig | |
| Roland Culver | ... | Eliot Foley | |
| Mary Merrall | ... | Mrs Foley | |
| Googie Withers | ... | Joan Cortland | |
| Frederick Valk | ... | Dr. Van Straaten | |
| Anthony Baird | ... | Hugh Grainger (as Antony Baird) | |
| Sally Ann Howes | ... | Sally O'Hara | |
| Robert Wyndham | ... | Dr. Albury | |
| Judy Kelly | ... | Joyce Grainger | |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Hearse Driver | |
| Michael Allan | ... | Jimmy Watson | |
| Barbara Leake | ... | Mrs O'Hara | |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Peter Cortland | |
| Esme Percy | ... | Antiques Dealer (as Esmé Percy) | |
| Basil Radford | ... | George Parratt |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
103 min | USA:77 min | Germany:95 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA)Certification:
Argentina:Atp | USA:Approved | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Norway:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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US distributors thought that the original cut of the film was too long. The golfing sequence and the Christmas ghost tale were both cut. This confused audiences, who could not understand what Sally Ann Howes, Basil Radford, and Naunton Wayne were doing in the linking story. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the dummy sequence, when sitting and talking with Mr. Kee, the dummy's hand changes position from table to knee. moreQuotes:
[first lines][Walter Craig drives up to Foley's farmhouse and looks around with an expression part suspicious and part dumbfounded]
Eliot Foley: Ah! Walter Craig?
Walter Craig: How do you do. You're Eliot Foley.
[They shake hands]
Eliot Foley: That's right. So glad you were able to come. Let's have your bag. I'll put the car away afterwards. You know, it struck me, after I'd telephoned you, rather cheek on my part to ask a busy architect like yourself to come down and spend the weekend with a set of complete strangers.
Walter Craig: [to himself] Not complete.
Eliot Foley: You see, we're pretty cramped for space here. We need at least two more bedrooms.
Walter Craig: And with only one living room.
Eliot Foley: Yes, only one living room. However, we'll go into all that in the morning, shall we?
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This is one of my favorite horror film along with Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. Like Kwaidan, this is also a horror anthology. But this directed by four directors and are not separate like Kwaidan's are. This film begins with an architect arriving at a remote farm house for a party. When he's there he feels like he's been here before. Then everyone starts telling scary stories. Each of these stories are shot by different directors. The first story "Christmas Party" is about a girl at a Christmas Party who finds a hidden flight of stairs. She goes up them and finds a boy who's crying. The second story "The Haunted Mirror" is about an engaged couple who marry and the wife buys him a mirror. Needless to say, it is not a normal mirror with a horrifying past. The third story is called "The Hearse Driver". It is about a man who dreams he sees a hearse go by and a creepy man iside tells him "There's room for one more". This becomes a premonition of things to come. I heard a story like this one in a scary story book. The fourth story, "Golfing Story" is about two golfers who love a girl so much they hold a special golfing tournament. The winner gets to marry the girl the loser dies. One of the men wins and the other is forced to drown himself. The fifth and final story "The Ventriloquist" is about a ventriloquist who thinks his dummy is out to get him.
As I said this could be one of the best horror films ever. Forget Jason or Freddy or Chuckie, this is the real thing. It certainly is the best B&W horror film. It is very creepy and it really works well in imparting the feeling of the supernatural. ESPECIALLY the "Ventrioloquist" tale. That is chilling enough to scare the bejebers out of you. If you are a fan of new high tech garbage slasher flicks, then I DO NOT recommend this to you. But if you really love all horror films, classic or new, then you will treasure this creepy classic. Rating: ***** out of *****