The House in Marsh Road (1960)

A novelist and his sexy lover plot to kill the novelist's wife so he can inherit.

Director:

Montgomery Tully

Writers:

Laurence Meynell (novel), Maurice J. Wilson

Stars:

Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton, Sandra Dorne

Cast

Cast overview:
Tony Wright	...	David Linton
Patricia Dainton	...	Jean Linton
Sandra Dorne	...	Valerie Stockley
Derek Aylward	...	Richard Foster
Sam Kydd	...	Morris Lumley
Llewellyn Rees	...	Webster
Anita Sharp-Bolster	...	Mrs. O'Brien (as Anita Sharp Bolster)
Roddy Hughes	...	Daniels
Harry Hutchinson	...	Landlord
Olive Sloane	...	Mrs. Morris
Geoffrey Denton	...	Police Inspector
Olga Dickie	...	Hotel Proprietress

Storyline

When a woman inherits a valuable house, her nasty husband and his mistress plot murder. But the house has a protective poltergeist who thwarts the wicked pair.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | independent film

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1960 (UK)

Also Known As:

Invisible Creature

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merton Park Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

This nicely scary little ghost story is pretty straight-forward = in plot. A husband with a sexy mistress is trying to murder his wife, and a protect= ive (family-owned) poltergeist blocks him at every attempt. But the brief summary fails to convey some fine performances and lovely atmospherics t= hat rise above what is basically a "B" - level thriller. The women take act= ing honors -- Sandra Dorne is probably at her most-enticing ripeness as the buxom blonde divorcée who lures David Linton to his doom, and she pani= cs beautifully when trapped with her lover in the doomed house; Patricia Dainton is convincing, too, as the long-suffering wife of the promiscuou= s David. Third, for comic relief, Anita Sharp-Bolster is hilarious as the Irish housekeeper, who complains about "Patrick," whom she's named after her husband "because she never sees him" either! The black and white photography is moody and penetrating, as is the haunting music of John Veale (though it gets too loud and overrides the dialogue once or twice.= ) A hard-to-find video is available from several U.S. sources, both as "Invisible Creature" and "The House in Marsh Road."