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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

80 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir  -   17 August 1945 (USA)
6.8
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Bachelor Harry Quincey, head designer in a small-town cloth factory, lives with his selfish sisters... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Siodmak

Writers:

Thomas Job (play), Keith Winter (adaptation), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Sanders ...
Harry Melville Quincey
Geraldine Fitzgerald ...
Lettie Quincey
Ella Raines ...
Deborah Brown
Sara Allgood Sara Allgood ...
Nona
Moyna MacGill Moyna MacGill ...
Hester Quincy (as Moyna Macgill)
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds ...
Dr. Adams
Harry von Zell Harry von Zell ...
Ben (as Harry VonZell)
Judy Clark Judy Clark ...
Helen
Coulter Irwin Coulter Irwin ...
Biff Wagner (as Coulter F. Irwin)
Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds ...
John Warren
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Storyline

Bachelor Harry Quincey, head designer in a small-town cloth factory, lives with his selfish sisters, glamorous hypochondriac Lettie and querulous widow Hester. His developing relationship with new colleague Deborah Brown promises happiness at last...thwarted by passive, then increasingly active opposition from one sister. Will Harry resort to desperate measures? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sister | Small Town | Uncle | Beautiful Woman | Based On Play  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Guilty of Murder? See more »

Filming Locations:

New Hampshire, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was previewed with five different endings and the existing one (a complete departure from the play) was selected for reasons of popular response and censorship, prompting the resignation of producer Joan Harrison from Universal Pictures. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the two newspaper headlines we see, The Concord Enterprise spells the family surname as Quincey, whilst Corinth Home News has it as Quincy. See more »

Quotes

Harry Melville Quincey: As the poet said, Home is where you go, and they have to let you in.
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Crazy Credits

"In order that your friends may enjoy this picture, please do not disclose the ending." See more »

Soundtracks

"The Quilting Party (When I Saw Sweet Nellie Home)"
(uncredited)
Music by John Fletcher
Lyrics by Frances Kyle See more »