La maison rouge

Original title: The Red House

1947
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1h 40m

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6.7/10

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Edward G. Robinson, Rory Calhoun, Julie London, Lon McCallister, and Allene Roberts in La maison rouge (1947)

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.

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The novel upon which this movie is based was serialized in "The Saturday Evening Post" from 10 March 1945 to 7 April 1945. It was first published in book form in 1943.

Goofs
Nath arrives home in a yellow school bus marked UNION HIGH SCHOOL. Yet, he wears a varsity sweater with an 'S' on it rather than a 'U'. However, the 'S' could stand for the name of the school mascot (e.g., "SPARTANS"), rather than the school's name. Also, some schools are organized under a regional Union School district, but retain their local identity for sports and other extracurricular activities.

Quotes
Nath Storm: She's like an ornery heifer sometimes, hard to hold down.

Connections
Featured in Century of Cinema: Un voyage avec Martin Scorsese à travers le cinéma américain (1995)

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Not knowing a secret will haunt you.

Thrilling Film-Noir written and directed by Delmer Daves. A crippled farmer(Edward G. Robinson)living with his sister(Judith Anderson) and adopted daughter(Allene Roberts)is hard pressed to deal with a young man(Lon McCallister)that comes to help out with chores. The young man is a friend of the daughter, but has romantic feelings for the school "hottie" Julie London. Robinson becomes deeper obsessed with keeping everyone away from a mysterious red house hidden in the woods that surround his property. Not only is London very young at this time in her career, but so is Rory Calhoun who hunts the woods and discourages trespassers. This is a passionate and atmospheric mystery that is supported by the haunting music of Miklos Rozsa. I especially enjoyed the scene of McCallister trying to go through the woods in the hard driving rain storm with the creepy music background. If you get the chance to see this on TCM, AMC or PBS...don't pass it up.