#Donald Macardle

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1944 illustration by Stanley Davis by totallymystified Via Flickr: For the story Thursday’s Child by Donald Macardle. From Woman And Home magazine.

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Dread by the Decade: The Uninvited

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★★★★

Plot: After buying an abandoned manor, a brother and sister find themselves embroiled in another family's tragedy.

Review: A strong entry into the genre, this haunted house horror boasts genuine chills, charming characters, and an intriguing mystery.

Source Material: Uneasy Freehold by Dorothy Macardle Year: 1944 Genre: Ghosts Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes

Director: Lewis Allen Writers: Dodie Smith, Frank Partos Cinematographer: Charles Lang, Jr. Editor: Doane Harrison Composer: Victor Young Cast: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Gail Russell, Alan Napier, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Barbara Everest

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Story: 4/5 - With fleshed-out characters and an evocative twist, it opts for subtle horror to great success. Only its end struggles slightly with pacing.

Performances: 4.5/5 - Excellent. Milland and Hussey are notably funny and chemistry abounds.

Cinematography: 4.5/5 - Beautiful framing, lighting, and camera movement.

Editing: 4/5 - Fluid and purposeful.

Music: 4/5

Effects & Props: 4/5 - The ghosts and time lapse footage look very good.

Sets: 4.5/5 - Lovely. Windward House and its spiral staircase are especially gorgeous.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 4/5

Trigger Warnings:

Anti-Roma racism (criticized by film)

Forced institutionalization and medical abuse

Stereotypical discussion of mentally ill people

Use of a anti-indigenous slur

[screamscenepodcast]

Dear listener, you are cordially invited to Scream Scene's review of 1944's THE UNINVITED from studio Paramount Pictures and director Lewis Allen!

The first US film to portray legitimate ghosts, spooks and scares await you, along with film stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Gail Russell.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 33:11; Discussion 48:03; Ranking 1:17:55

[porquevi]

"Solar das almas perdidas" (the uninvited) - torrent.

Um tempão atrás achei uma lista de fimes assustadores feita por ninguém menos que Martin Scorsese. Esse estava na lista e logo procurei pra baixar. Ficou guardado até chegar seu momento. Filme de 1944, sobre uma mansão misteriosa. Bora ver!

depois de ver: o clima do filme é muito bom! e fiquei imaginando o um jovem Scorsese assustado assistindo. tem momentos de suspense, mas sem perder a graça. clássico.

[coolhandlook]

2017:193 — The Uninvited

(1944 - Lewis Allen) ***

Love that French poster.

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7 / 10

Título Original: The Uninvited

Año: 1944

Duración: 99 min.

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Lewis Allen

Guion: Dodie Smith, Frank Partos (Novela: Dorothy Macardle)

Música: Victor Young

Fotografía: Charles Lang (B&W)

Reparto: Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner,Dorothy Stickney, Barbara Everest, Alan Napier

Productora: Paramount Pictures

Género: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037415/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o90Rrwx8o2g

[dr-archeville]

Tonight on Svengoolie, he’s showing Lewis Allen’s The Uninvited (1944), a supernatural mystery/romance based on the Dorothy Macardle novel Uneasy Freehold.  The film stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp, and introduces Gail Russell.  It’s also got Alan Napier, whom most folks will recognize as Alfred from the 1960′s Batman series!

This film  was one of the first movies to treat the subject of ghosts as a serious supernatural event.  Previously, ghosts had been played for comedy (as in 1936′s The Ghost Goes West, or 1937′s Topper), were revealed to be practical jokes (as in 1940′s Blondie Has Servant Trouble), or as a subterfuge to obscure an illegal activity (as in 1939′s The Cat and the Canary and 1941′s Abbott and Costello’s Hold That Ghost).  Also, the score for the movie (by Victor Young) produced a popular hit, "Stella by Starlight", based on the film’s main theme.  "Stella by Starlight", now a jazz standard, is prized by players for its haunting and rich harmony, and has been recorded numerous times, by such artists as Miles Davis, Stan Getzm and Dexter Gordon, and as a vocal (with lyrics by Ned Washington) by singers Dick Haymes, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.  It’s appeared in 1963′s The Nutty Professor, 1995′s Casino, 1995′s Sabrina, and a Spanish cover in 2007′s Bajo las Estrellas.

It has absolutely nothing to do with 2009′s The Uninvited, which is not a remake of this but rather a remake of the 2003 South Korean K-Horror film A Tale of Two Sisters, which is in turn one of several film adaptations of the Korean folk tale Janghwa Hongryeon jeon.

[junkielee]

[Last Film I Watched] The Uninvited (1944)

[Last Film I Watched] The Uninvited (1944)

Title: The Uninvited Year: 1944 Country: USA Language: English Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery Director: Lewis Allen Screenplay: Dodie Smith, Frank Partos based on the novel by Dorothy Macardle Music: Victor Young Cinematography: Charles Lang Cast: Ray Milland Gail Russell Ruth Hussey Donald Crisp Cornelia Otis Skinner Alan Napier Barbara Everest Dorothy Stickney Ivan F. Simpson Queenie Leonard M…

[docrotten]

The Uninvited (1944) - Episode 18 - Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

"They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here... and sea fog... and eerie stories…’’ Oooo, that’s some pretty scary stuff! (Channeling a little Second City TV) Join the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era crew – Erin Miskell, Chad Hunt, Joseph Perry, and Jeff Mohr – as we journey to the haunted shores and brave the classic ghost story, The Uninvited (1944).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 18 – The Uninvited (1944)

The Uninvited is based on Uneasy Freehold, a novel by Dorothy Macardle, and adapted for the screen by Frank Partos and Dodie Smith. It is considered to be the first real ghost story that isn’t predominantly a comedy and includes genuine supernatural elements.

The story follows Pamela Fitzgerald (Ruth Hussey) and her brother Roderick (Ray Milland) as they fall in love with and purchase a house on the haunted shore. It doesn’t take long for strange sounds and manifestations to spook the siblings. They try getting answers from the house’s previous owner Commander Beech (Donald Crisp) and his granddaughter Stella Meredith (Gail Russell) but to no avail.They are then introduced to the enigmatic Miss Holloway (Cornelia Otis Skinner) who only creates more questions without providing any answers. They soon band with the local doctor (Alan Napier) and the three strive to solve the mystery of the house’s haunting. The main cast receives marvelous support from Barbara Everest as Lizzie Flynn, the domestic help; and Dorothy Stickney as Miss Bird, an eccentric resident of an insane asylum.

The film benefits from not only a stellar cast and source material but an equally stellar crew. Director Lewis Allen’s first feature, The Uninvited sports crew that includes Oscar and other award winners such as Charles Lang (cinematographer), Victor Young (music), Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté (art directors), Edith Head (costume designer), and Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings (visual effects).

If you’re paying attention, you’ll find out which of this episode’s Grue Crew made each of these statements:

“(She) was the kind of dame that didn’t like film noir.”

“It’s like the old Ed Sullivan Show with the plate spinner …”

“She’s got the big neon sign.”

“Viva la Lucha Libre!”

We plan to release a new episode every other week. The next episode in our very flexible schedule is Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters (1969-70), hosted by Joseph Perry.

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[gemmillistan]

1943 illustration by Stanley Davis by totallymystified on Flickr.

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1944 illustration by Stanley Davis by totallymystified Via Flickr: For the story Thursday’s Child by Donald Macardle. From Woman And Home magazine.