The House That Vanished (1974)
"Scream... and Die!" (original title)

A young model and her petty thief boyfriend find their way through the English fog to a backwoods manor in hopes of looting it. What they find instead is murder, and when the model attempts... See full summary »

Director:

José Ramón Larraz

Writer:

Derek Ford

Stars:

Andrea Allan, Karl Lanchbury, Maggie Walker

Cast

Cast overview:
Andrea Allan	...	Valerie Jennings
Karl Lanchbury	...	Paul
Maggie Walker	...	Aunt Susanna
Peter Forbes-Robertson	...	Mr. Hornby
Judy Matheson	...	Lorna Collins
Annabella Wood	...	Stella
Alex Leppard	...	Terry
Lawrence Keane	...	Mike
Edmund Pegge	...	Kent
Daphne Lea	...	Mrs. Dabney
Richard Aylen	...	Insp. Matheson
Barbara Meale	...	Victim #1
Joshua Leppard	...	Peter
Raymond Young	...	Car driver

Storyline

A young model and her petty thief boyfriend find their way through the English fog to a backwoods manor in hopes of looting it. What they find instead is murder, and when the model attempts to find the house again, her efforts come to naught.

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Plot Keywords:

model | murder | female nudity | knife | strangulation | 

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Taglines:

It's Terror With A Twist!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The House That Vanished

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blackwater Film Productions Ltd., Hallmark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998)

User Reviews

My Attention Vanished

I really wanted to like this film, but what a yawn-fest! It had an interesting concept with the beautiful girl and her boyfriend, but the story just staggered. The characters were so unrealistic, and came across as having their head in the clouds most of the time. It was playing in a double-feature after Ship of Zombies playing at the New Beverly and it seemed worthwhile to check out. I gave this film a two, because it was executed well and had some fun shocking moments. The extremely slow pacing however, was where this film suffered. I would recommend this film, but to people who could stomach something very slow. If anything, the House that Vanished is a great title.