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The Uninvited

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The Uninvited (1944)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:10

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Soon after moving into a house purchased at a suspiciously low price, a music critic and his sister experience unusual occurrences. A beautiful young girl frequently visits the house and secrets of... Soon after moving into a house purchased at a suspiciously low price, a music critic and his sister experience unusual occurrences. A beautiful young girl frequently visits the house and secrets of the past are revealed in a most terrifying manner. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. [More]

Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Gail Russell

Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp, Dorothy Stickney, Alan Napier, George Kirby

Director: Lewis Allen

Director: Lewis Allen
Producer: Charles Brackett
Composer: Victor Young

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Aug 27, 1992

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For modern audiences, the movie is more elegantly creepy than truly scary, but it still charms.

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03/27/09
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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Decidedly more spooky than scary.

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02/15/09
Jeremy Heilman
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Steven Rea
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
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[T]here’s some genuinely spooky stuff here, the wailing sobs that wrack the seaside house on the gloomy cliff and all...

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10/31/05
MaryAnn Johanson
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Emanuel Levy
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An impressive, though outdated, old-fashioned ghost story.

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01/19/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Brilliant! One of the greatest of all ghost stories.

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05/23/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
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02/21/04
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