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Guest in the House

PRAY YOU NEVER HAVE THIS EVIL GUEST IN THE HOUSE!

4.9(18)19442h 1m2

Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn then sets forth to break up the happy marriage and win the love of Douglas.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • film noir
  • psychological thriller
  • family home
  • house guest
  • personality disorder
  • disruption
  • homewrecker
  • unstable woman

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Director

John Brahm

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR8 Dec 1944

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Guest in the House was released on 8 December 1944.

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    John Chard

    12/2/2018

    6/10

    Little Saint Cecilia! Guest in the House is directed by John Brahm and adapted to screen by Ketti Frings from the play written by Hagar Wilde, Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. It stars Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick and Scott McKay. Music is by Werner Janssen and cinematography by Lee Garmes. The Proctor family take on more than they bargained for when Evelyn Heath (Baxter) comes to s…

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    CinemaSerf

    2/23/2025

    6/10

    Anne Baxter is at the top of her game here imbuing her “Evelyn” character with quite a bit of toxicity. She’s not a well woman and so is kindly invited to live with her boyfriend doctor “Dan” (Scott McKay) and his family. These folks are broadly welcoming of their new arrival, but it soon becomes quite clear that she’s not a very nice person and is at her most contented when she is playing with other people’s emotion…

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