The House in Marsh Road

Supernatural thriller. A woman inherits an old country house from her late aunt, and moves in with her wastrel husband. He soon begins an affair with a local woman, and before long he's plotting to murder his wife. But the resident ghost has other ideas...

Tony Wright and Patricia Dainton are good as the husband and wife, whilst Sandra Dorne is perfectly cast as the local trash he takes up with (she seemed to specialise in these sorts of roles). Nice to see popular character actor Sam Kydd as the local property developer interested in buying the house. Pretty enjoyable. 6/10.

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.

I enjoyed this unusual B movie, it's basically 75% domestic murder story, 25% supernatural thriller. Jean inherits a house, moves her drunken no good partner David in, and he meets someone else, a voluptuous blonde, Valerie Stockley. Valerie persuades David to kill his wife, but Jean is protected by a poltergheist, wonderfully named Patrick by the potty Irish maid Mrs O'Brien.

It's unusual to say the least, I can't think of many supernatural murder mysteries, but it works. Patricia Bainton appeared in some cracking films in the 50's and 60's, my favourite being The Third Alibi, and once again she's pretty good. Sandra Dorne is pretty fabulous it has to be said.

I'm struggling to believe it was made in 1960, it looks like it was should in the forties, production values are pretty poor, although the fire is pretty well done.

(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.

Low budget British movie about a troubled married couple whose luck changes when the wife inherits a house along with a small fortune. Said house comes complete with a ghost - a poltergeist to be exact - known as Patrick! Tony Wright is good as the devious, drunken husband whilst Patricia Dainton looks gorgeous as his suffering wife. Relatively tame but engaging supernatural thriller that does manage a few sudden creepy moments, it is well acted, charming and at 70 minutes long is perfect in length. I really enjoyed this movie.