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OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« on: June 02, 2006, 04:31:05 AM »
I've only seen this movie a few times on TV. It's an old B&W comedy/horror movie in which a brother and a sister move into a haunted New England? mansion after spotting the house for sale (I believe their dog ran up to the house, a little black scottie I think). Anyhow there's something to do with a woman who lived and died in the house, and her daughter who lives down the road with her sea captain grandfather. The brother takes a shine to the girl and the grandfather forbids her to go near the house. I do remember one scene where the daughter takers the brother out for a boat ride (I believe he is a writer) and he gets seasick.

I can't for the life of me remember this movie's name. I was hoping a few of the other horror buffs out there might remember it. I wouldn't call it straight out horror because it does have some comedic elements to it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2006, 04:42:52 AM »
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2006, 11:07:04 AM »
That would be The Uninvited (1944) Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey. A good picture.

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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2006, 11:27:28 AM »
The Univited is playing on TCM June 16th at 1:00 P.M.

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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2006, 12:24:10 PM »
A great movie.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2006, 01:39:54 PM »
I have never heard of this movie, yet I would like to add my voice to the chorus of people who know about this movie, for no good reason.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2006, 01:57:29 PM »
i saw it too good movie :)

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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2006, 09:16:01 PM »
Ah ha! Thanks very, very much! You guys are AWESOME!
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2006, 02:06:30 PM »
Two thunbs up for this movie, if you are instrested in buying this movie I think if you look up Ray Malland or Ruth Hussey and click bio page with the list of movies you may be able to purchas this at a low cost.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2006, 11:08:19 AM »
The "holy trinity" of ghost films: THE UNINVITED('44), THE INNOCENTS('61), THE HAUNTING('63)  :)
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2006, 05:24:01 PM »
I haven't seen the Innocents, but I agree with you on the other two. The Haunting is one of the best ghost movies EVER MADE. Too bad the remake sucked so horribly.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2006, 08:43:51 PM »
Quote from: arashi on June 04, 2006, 05:24:01 PM
Too bad the remake sucked so horribly.

I''m not a fan of re-makes.  Off the top of my head I can't think of a single case where I thought the re-make was equal to, much less better than, the original.

Having said that.....the one good thing that sometimes comes of re-makes is re-newed interest in the original.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2006, 02:15:18 PM »
Quote from: arashi on June 04, 2006, 05:24:01 PM
I haven't seen the Innocents, but I agree with you on the other two. The Haunting is one of the best ghost movies EVER MADE. Too bad the remake sucked so horribly.

SO true!  The one w/Liam Neeson was a piece of crap and I laughed all the way through it, NOT scary at all.  Now, the original w/Juile Harris??!  Whoa!  Scared me so bad that any thoughts of spending the night at Seaview Terrace have completely left me.  NO WAY will I spend the night there, EVER!   [nerv]

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Quote from: arashi on June 04, 2006, 05:24:01 PM
Too bad the remake sucked so horribly.

I''m not a fan of re-makes.  Off the top of my head I can't think of a single case where I thought the re-make was equal to, much less better than, the original.

Having said that.....the one good thing that sometimes comes of re-makes is re-newed interest in the original.

I agree w/this as well.  I absolutely refused to see the re-make of Yours, Mine & Ours and will not see Poseidon.  I'll watch the originals instead thank you very much.  The ONLY reason so many re-makes are being made these days, IMHO, is no one in Hollyweird has any original thoughts.  They have to go back to the classics to make a buck.  Very sad.  I DO think, like Raineypark, that the one good thing about re-makes is it makes ppl interested in the original and in most cases, like in the case of The Haunting, will cause said originals to come out on DVD.  At least I don't *think* The Haunting was on DVD until very recently (like last year).
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2006, 02:09:11 AM »
I'm surprised no one mentioned how much of several DS plots come from this film.

On another note, I'm not opposed to remakes. People always forget how many of the classics we think should never have been remade were remakes themselves. Even back in Golden Age Hollywood, they were doing this. Proud old Hollywood tradition really.
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Re: OT - Looking for the name of a movie
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2006, 05:16:32 AM »
Quote from: Luciaphil on June 10, 2006, 02:09:11 AM
People always forget how many of the classics we think should never have been remade were remakes themselves. Even back in Golden Age Hollywood, they were doing this. Proud old Hollywood tradition really.

Cecil B. DeMille's remake of his own THE 10 COMMANDMENTS comes to mind -

Peter Jackson's KING KONG was good too -

But on the other hand, I just saw the new version of THE OMEN the other day and it was a worthless piece of garbage :P
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