The Woman in the House (1942)

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Original Title: The Woman in the House

Release Date: May 09, 1942

Runtime: 11 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

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.

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Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ann Richards

Catherine Starr

Peter Cushing

Man Waking Up (archive footage)

Mark Daniels

Minor Supporting Role (uncredited)

Crew

John Nesbitt

Original Story

Sammy Lee

Director

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