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The House in Marsh Road

  • 1960
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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The House in Marsh Road (1960)
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A novelist and his sexy lover plot to kill the novelist's wife so he can inherit her fortune including her house that happens to be haunted.A novelist and his sexy lover plot to kill the novelist's wife so he can inherit her fortune including her house that happens to be haunted.A novelist and his sexy lover plot to kill the novelist's wife so he can inherit her fortune including her house that happens to be haunted.

  • Director
    • Montgomery Tully
  • Writers
    • Maurice J. Wilson
    • Laurence Meynell
  • Stars
    • Tony Wright
    • Patricia Dainton
    • Sandra Dorne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    746
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    • Director
      • Montgomery Tully
    • Writers
      • Maurice J. Wilson
      • Laurence Meynell
    • Stars
      • Tony Wright
      • Patricia Dainton
      • Sandra Dorne
    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Tony Wright
    Tony Wright
    • David Linton
    Patricia Dainton
    Patricia Dainton
    • Jean Linton
    Sandra Dorne
    Sandra Dorne
    • Valerie Stockley
    Derek Aylward
    • Richard Foster
    Sam Kydd
    Sam Kydd
    • Morris Lumley
    Llewellyn Rees
    • P.J. Webster
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    • Mrs. O'Brien
    • (as Anita Sharp Bolster)
    Roddy Hughes
    Roddy Hughes
    • Daniels
    Harry Hutchinson
    • Landlord
    Olive Sloane
    Olive Sloane
    • Mrs. Morris
    Geoffrey Denton
    Geoffrey Denton
    • Police Inspector
    Olga Dickie
    Olga Dickie
    • Hotel Proprietress
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Harrington
    Victor Harrington
    • Man in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Howell
    Arthur Howell
    • Police Constable
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Montgomery Tully
    • Writers
      • Maurice J. Wilson
      • Laurence Meynell
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    6jordondave-28085

    The actual star is the actress Patricia Dainton that would have been uncommon during that time

    (1960) The House in Marsh Road THRILLER

    Adapted from the novel by Laurence Meynell that has alcoholic and struggling writer, David Linton (Tony Wright) and Jean Linton (Patricia Dainton) almost down on their last pound, until she received a letter she has inherited her aunt's lodger. And during the arrival of the longtime housekeeper, Mrs. O'Brien ( Anita Sharp Bolster) she informs Jean the the lodger itself is haunted by a ghost she named after her late husband, Patrick but it's actually just a poltergeist. David of course scoffs at the notion, and becomes more motivated to sell it even though his wife Jean is becoming more accustomed to owning something she knows belongs to her. And upon David employing the services of a typist, Valerie Stockley (Sandra Dorne) he becomes more infatuated with her with a conspiracy to do away with his wife as they have something in common both their love for money and a free ride.
    7hitchcockthelegend

    Four Winds Wytherley.

    The House in Marsh Road is directed by Montgomery Tully and adapted to screenplay by Maurice J. Wilson from the novel written by Laurence Meynell. It stars Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton, Sandra Dorne, Derek Aylward, Sam Kydd, Llewellyn Rees and Anita Sharp-Bolster. Music is by John Veale and cinematography by James Harvey.

    When Jean Linton (Dainton) inherits a house in the country she hopes her hard drinking novelist husband David (Wright) will settle down and make something of himself and their marriage. However, when sultry Valerie Stockley (Dorne) arrives on the scene it's not long before David's head is turned and he begins to plot the murder of his wife. Jean is in trouble, but she has an ally, the resident poltergeist of Four Winds House...

    Simplicity of plot and economical of running time and technical attributes, The House in Marsh Road should not be sought out by any "horror" fan craving poltergeist terror. This is a quaint and fun chiller for the most part, even with an air of jauntiness for the first half, in fact very much like The Uninvited (1944) in how the presence of a ghost is not seen as something to be outright feared. Then the mood for the latter stages of the play notably shifts into darker territory, here the dastardly David starts to put his plans in motion, something which signals time for the poltergeist to take a hand in proceedings. Which leads to a very good and genuinely edgy denouement at pics finale.

    It never lacks for atmosphere or period flavours, or indeed for competency of performances and direction, where although it never breaks out into the upper echelons of other classic British chillers, it's still something of a "B" chiller worthy of inspection by those who don't need to be jolted out their seats. As for "Patrick the Poltergeist", he's rightly kept off screen, or is he? One scene appears to show him? Either that or a prop guy is guilty of standing in the shot? See if you can spot the moment and judge for yourself. It's just another fun part of a movie that provides gentle chills and honest entertainment. 7/10
    7blanche-2

    Good old Patrick

    So why isn't it the House on Marsh Road instead of in? Don't know.

    Patricia Dainton and Tony Wright are Jean and David Linton always down to their last British pound thanks to his drinking and not working. Suddenly Jean inherits a house from an aunt, along with 1000 pounds. Back in 1960, that was the equivalent of 21,000 pounds today.

    You'd think Tony would be happy. He now has the solitude he needs to write the great British novel. However, all he does is complain. When he learns at the local pub that a real estate investor would buy the place for 6000 pounds, he wants to sell.

    Jean won't hear of it. She loves the place, despite the alleged presence of Patrick, a poltergeist so-named by the maid (Anna Sharp-Bolster) who comes in to work. Patrick, she says, is there to protect the relatives of the previous owners.

    Tony writes book reviews and does some work on his novel, but he can't type. He hires a sexy local woman, Valerie (Sandra Dorne) who is going through a divorce. She's not interested in him when she finds out the house is Jean's. Well, just supposing the house suddenly became his?

    Good, atmospheric, short black and white film, with excellent performances and a great ending! Very entertaining.
    8mckenzie-57032

    A compelling narrative helped by excellent acting performances.

    It seems unusual for a story with a poltergeist character to be set in the modern era (1960) but the story is convincing and the narrative is helped by the effective and restrained performances of the main characters. The music seems strangely reminiscent of Bernard Hermann's Vertigo score in places; in others of that used in the One Step Beyond TV series; surely a coincidence since the latter was produced at around the same time as this film.
    9richardchatten

    Patrick the Poltergeist

    Missing from David Pirie's filmography in 'A Heritage of Horror' (1973) despite Pirie praising director Montgomery Tully's oeuvre overall as seeming "to be impressively consistent both in style and content". This overlooked little gem anticipating 'The Night of the Eagle' resembles a Chabrol marital drama produced by Val Lewton, as a poltergeist intervenes in a serious marital spat between Tony Wright & Patricia Dainton; with Sandra Dorne as the peroxide blonde Other Woman.

    Recommended.

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    • Goofs
      At 8 minutes Jean, David, and Mr. Foster are in the Dining Room. As Jean says "Didn't you feel any wind Mr. Foster" a dark shadow moves across the top of the window. Since ghosts, including Patrick, do not cast a shadow, the shadow is obviously from the movement of equipment.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Police Constable: Inspector, there were two bodies found, one was Mr Linton, the other identified as Mrs Stockley from the village.

      Police Inspector: Mrs Linton, do you know Mrs Stockley ?

      [Jean nods]

      Police Inspector: However did the fire start, it must have been lightning.

      Jean Linton: [nods in agreement, knowingly] Lightning, yes, lightning.

    • Connections
      Featured in Chiller Theatre: Invisible Creature (1975)

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    • Release date
      • November 1960 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invisible Creature
    • Filming locations
      • Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at Walton Studios Walton-on-Thames)
    • Production companies
      • Eternal Films
      • Merton Park Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10m(70 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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