The Red House | THRILLER MOVIE | Film Noir | Mystery | Edward G. Robinson

The Red House - An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

The Red House (1947)
Director: Delmer Daves
Writers: George Agnew Chamberlain(novel), Delmer Daves(written for the screen by), Albert Maltz(uncredited)
Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 6 February 1947 (USA)
Filming Location: Columbia, California, USA

Storyline:
Pete (Edward G. Robinson) and Ellen Morgan (Dame Judith Anderson) have reared Meg (Allene Roberts) as their own, ever since she was a baby and her parents took off. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath Storm (Lon McCallister) to come help with chores on the farm: Pete isn't getting around on his wooden leg like he used to. When Nath insists on using a short cut home through the woods, Pete gets quite agitated and warns him of screams in the night, of terrors associated with the red house. Curious, Meg and Nath ignore his warnings and begin exploring. Meg begins falling in love with Nath, but his girlfriend Tibby Rinton (Julie London) has other plans for him. Meanwhile, they all get closer to real danger and the dark secret of the red house.

Reviews:
"Directed by Delmer Daves, "The Red House" is one scary noir with lots of night scenes that take place in the woods and a haunting ending. The story is also an allegory for growing up and going out into the world, which Meg and Nath are determined to do. Nath urges his mother to marry her long-time boyfriend and go north with him because it's time he was independent, and Meg wants to be treated like a young woman - not only by a young man, but by the people she sees as her parents. The more Pete tells her not to go into the woods, the more she rebels.

There are several unsettling things in this film - the secret Pete is keeping, for one, as well as very unhealthy obsession with Meg. That is handled subtly for the most part, but is still there. That may seem an ambitious subject for 1947, but it is also an obvious part of the plot of "In This Our Life," as an example. We learn as the film continues that Ellen had a chance at having her own home and happiness with the local doctor, but because Pete would not allow her to take Meg with her, she never married and stayed on the farm. The fact that she wasn't willing to leave Meg alone with Pete is quite telling. As Pete becomes more unbalanced at the thought of anyone trespassing in the woods, we can understand her motives. Another interesting feature of the film is the blatant sexuality of Tibby as opposed to the naiveté of Meg.

All the performances are good, but Robinson is a standout. He could be convincing as both a villain and a lovesick fool, a great man or a coward. Here he slowly fleshes out his character from that of a nice, gentle man to one who is becoming unhinged to complete disintegration in a truly frightening performance. Judith Anderson, so menacing in "Rebecca" underplays beautifully here and is perfectly convincing as Pete's sister. It's a sign of a great actress when she can be at home in Shakespeare and as a farmer's sister. London is stunning and does well as a gal trying to hedge her bets. Roberts and McAllister are appropriately young and have the necessary naive quality.

The best way I can describe "The Red House" is to call it unsettling. The undertones and the end of the film are disturbing, and one can see the beginnings of the psychology and dark feelings that surfaced in film after World W*r II."
- written by "blanche-2" on IMDb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Red House
Australia The Red House
Brazil A Casa Vermelha
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Червената къща
France La maison rouge
Greece Ο κολασμένος
Hungary A vörös ház
Italy La casa rossa
Japan (Japanese title) 赤い家
Mexico El secreto de la casa roja
Norway Det røde hus' hemmelighet
Poland Czerwony dom
Portugal A Casa Vermelha
Romania Casa roşie
Soviet Union (Russian title) Красный дом
Spain La casa roja
Sweden Röda husets hemlighet
UK The Red House
USA The Red House
USA (working title) No Trespassing

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