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The Woman in the House (1942)

May 9, 1942 (US) Drama • 11m

Overview

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.

Director

Sammy Lee

Writer

Warner Law

Top Billed

John Nesbitt

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ann Richards
Ann Richards

Catherine Starr

Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing

Man Waking Up (archive footage)

Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels

Minor Supporting Role (uncredited)

Crew
Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee

Director

Richard Duce
Richard Duce

Art Direction

Lester White
Lester White

Director of Photography

Lennie Hayton
Lennie Hayton

Original Music Composer

Warner Law
Warner Law

Screenplay

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt

Original Story



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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