Thanks for the info, Luciaphil. I just reserved a library copy, which was listed under the title "The Uninvited,"
not "Uneasy Freehold."
I really enjoyed Ray Milland, and when I mentioned who was in the movie to my mother, she said, "Oh, yes, Ruth Hussey. She made a lot of good movies." (I, on the other hand, had never heard of Ms. Hussey, nor of Gail Russell. Imdb.com has quite a bit of info on both actresses. Ms. Russell's life was definitely a textbook Hollywood tragedy. )
One more comment about the movie: the foyer in the house reminded me of the Clampitt mansion on that other childhood favorite series of mine, "The Beverly Hillbillies."
So sorry you weren't able to view the movie, Rainey. I thought
I was the only person who had never seen it.
If you can't find it to rent, you could probably find it fairly inexpensively to purchase (spoken by one of Barnes and Noble's best online customers
). I know I will definitely watch it more than once, so you may find it worth purchasing.
"BLEAK HOUSE?!!!"
Your favorite novel is "Bleak House"? Lordy, lordy, you ARE a Dickens freak. That one completely defeated me. I've tried to start it 3 or 4 times, but the very IDEA of "Jarndyce V. Jarndyce" exhausts me!!
However, I do use the term frequently....as in "....this ball game is taking longer than Jarndyce V. Jarndyce"....which produces blank looks from my companions, and a smug sense of superiority for me
Yes, very few people have even heard of "Bleak House," though it is certainly regarded as the greatest -- or one of the two or three greatest -- Victorian novels, and one of the top 10 novels of all time. I would encourage you to give it another go-round. I think as soon as you get to the minimalistic opening description that begins "Fog everywhere.", you'll be hooked. (I think you first have to get through a lengthy preamble about the Courts of Chancery, which I never fully understood.) A very bittersweet, dark and tragic story.
The BBC did a nice -- albeit very understated -- rendering of the book some years ago that is available on video. Diana Rigg in particular is superb.