

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
From the Play that shocked Hollywood!
George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.
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- Language
- English
- small town
- mill
- based on play or musical
- film noir
- b movie
- sibling rivalry
- new england
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR17 Aug 1945
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical17 Aug 1945
GermanyDE
- TV1211 Jul 1983
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry was released on 17 August 1945.
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2- J8/10
John Chard
4/26/2020
The last of the Quincey's. Robert Siodmak directs this psychological film noir that is based on the Broadway play Uncle Harry by Thomas Job. It stars George Sanders, Ella Raines, Geraldine Fitzgerald & Moyna MacGill. The story follows Harry Quincey (Sanders) a shy clothes designer in small town New England. He lives with his two sisters, the pretty but manipulative Lettie (Fitzgerald) and the more scatty and care…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/2/2023
George Sanders is the eponymous character, the last in a line of once wealthy members of the "Quincey" family, who lives a rather hen-pecked existence with older sister "Lettie" (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and the widowed "Hester" (Moyna MacGill). His only real respite comes from his design work at the local factory and from their head-screwed-on housekeeper "Nona" (Sara Allgood). It's when he meets "Ella" (Deborah Brown)…
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