The Red House
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1h 40m
Directed by Delmer Daves | 100 mins | 1947
A haunted house movie lauded for its strange and singular charms, this proto-Lynchian mystery conjures a feeling of horror within a quaint rural setting. Edward G. Robinson stars as Pete Morgan, an aging farmer who lives with his sister, Ellen, and their adopted daughter, Meg. Pete and Ellen know that the woods buttressing their secluded property harbor a dreadful darkness—which the intercession of plucky Nath, hired to help out around the farm, threatens to unleash.
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