The Woman in the House

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 9, 1942

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Ann Richards,John Nesbitt,Peter Cushing,Mark Daniels

Director

Sammy Lee

Writer

Warner Law,John Nesbitt

Producer

John Nesbitt

Cinematography

Lester White

Music

Lennie Hayton

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0144016