Guest in the House (1944)Director:John Brahm |
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Guest in the House (1944)Director:John Brahm |
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| Anne Baxter | ... |
Evelyn Heath
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| Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Douglas Proctor
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Aline MacMahon | ... |
Aunt Martha
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| Ruth Warrick | ... |
Ann Proctor
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Scott McKay | ... |
Doctor Dan Proctor
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Marie McDonald | ... |
Miriam
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Mr. Hackett
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| Margaret Hamilton | ... |
Hilda, the Maid
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Percy Kilbride | ... |
John, the Butler
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Connie Laird | ... |
Lee Proctor
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This is pretty much a photographed stage play but the cast is a top notch one and its two hour playing time goes by quickly. Anne Baxter plays a psychologically disturbed woman taken by her fiance to his family's ocean home for recuperation after a breakdown. Almost as if she were doing a rehearsal for her Eve Harrington in ALL ABOUT EVE, she manages to connive, manipulate and almost destroy the family. Sure, they're dumb - anyone could figure out she's nuts after the first reel, but hey, this is Hollywood. The cinematography is first rate and so is the supporting performance of Ruth Warrick as the trusting wife of Baxter's prey. Absorbing and fun - earning an Oscar nom for Original Score - an odd one.