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The Woman in the House (1942)

ALL 05/09/1942 (en) Drama 11 Min
  • Release
    05/09/1942
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    The Woman in the House
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Sammy Lee

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer



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Casts

  1. John Nesbitt

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Ann Richards

    Catherine Starr

  3. Peter Cushing

    Man Waking Up (archive footage)

  4. Mark Daniels

    Minor Supporting Role (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 8

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The Woman in the House (1942) 11 Min

ALL 05/09/1942 (en)
Drama
  • Release 05/09/1942
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Original title The Woman in the House
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Sammy Lee

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer



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