The Woman in the House (1942)
11m
Running Time
May 9, 1942Release Date
The Woman in the House (1942)
11m
Running Time
May 9, 1942Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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The Woman in the House is a 1942 short feature from MGM about an Englishwoman who becomes a recluse for forty years. Directed by Sammy Lee, it was the first American role for Australian film star Ann Richards.During production it was known as Fear.