House of Mystery
Date: 1961
Director: Vernon Sewell
Production Company: Independent Artists
Stars: Jane Hylton, Peter Dyneley, Nanette Newman, Maurice Kaufmann, Colin Gordon
Location(s): -
Region(s): South East E-L
Storyline:
A newly wedded couple hear the macabre history of the cottage they want to buy and the fate that befell the previous owners.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
Although not part of the series, the film is available as a special feature on Network’s ‘The Edgar Wallace Mysteries’ Volume 4
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A Husband (Ronald Hines) and Wife (Colette Wilde) drive into the country with the keys to a cottage that they're thinking of buying.
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Looking at the property as they get put of their car, the couple can't believe that the asking price is just £2,500.
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The newly weds open the gate to Orchard Cottage and make their way along the path. The building really is a 'House of Mystery' . . . . . as is its location.
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Reaching the front door, the pair are let into the house by a mysterious Woman who tells them a ghostly story about the properties earlier owners, Mark and Stella Lemming.
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On a day about six months after Stella disappeared, the Milkman (Ken McGregor) called at the cottage as usual.
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Noticing that Mr. Lemming hadn't taken in the previous delivery, the Milkman drew the attention of a passing Constable (George Selway).
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The Milkman knocked on the front door while the Constable called out at the back of the house before managing to open a window.
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Explaining that Mr. Lemming was found dead inside his workshop, the mysterious Woman continues the tale about Stella Lemming (Jane Hylton) and her lover Clive Mayhugh (John Merivale).