House of Darkness
Date: 1948
Director: Oswald Mitchell
Production Company: International Motion Pictures, Harry Reynolds Productions
Stars: Lesley Brook, John Stuart, George Melachrino, Lesley Osmond, Henry Oscar, Laurence Harvey
Location(s): Unknown
Region(s): Unidentified
Storyline:
An avaricious young man causes his stepbrother to suffer a fatal attack so that he may inherit an estate, but his actions come at a terrible price.
Additional Information:
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Explaining how he came to write a piece of music, composer George Melachrino (Himself) tells the story of how, whilst in Dorset, he came across a haunted house.
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Pushing his way through undergrowth, George comes across the desolate, forbidding house that the locals had told him about.
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As a forlorn echo from the past haunts the air, George makes his way towards the building where, inside, he hears forgotten notes played on a violin and piano.
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Suggesting that he may give up his interest in the house, Noel Merryman (John Teed) says goodbye to Francis Merryman (Laurence Harvey) and his wife Elaine (Lesley Osmond).
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The trap carrying Noel leaves the family home.