--- title: 'The Uninvited (1944)' type: 'film' director: 'Lewis Allen' released: '1944-01-01' runtime_minutes: 99 genres: - 'Horror' - 'Mystery' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-uninvited-1944' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037415/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Uninvited (1944) 1944 · 99 min · Horror, Mystery · United States ## Synopsis The Uninvited is a 1944 American supernatural horror film that was directed by Lewis Allen and stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp. The film is based on Dorothy Macardle's novel Uneasy Freehold (1941), which was published in the United States as The Uninvited (1942) and deals with a brother and sister who purchase a house in Cornwall, England, that is plagued by paranormal events. The film is part of a cycle of supernatural-themed films that began appearing in the mid-1940s. Dodie Smith began writing the film, and Frank Partos was brought in by his friend, associate producer Charles Brackett. Brackett wanted to have the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock but could not organize plans with him, so Allen directed it. Filming began on April 16, 1943; Allen found working with Gail Russell, who was inexperienced and began crying several times, to be the most difficult part of filming. ## Credits - **Director:** [Lewis Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-allen) - **Screenplay:** [Dodie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/dodie-smith) - **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young) - **Producer:** [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett) - **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang) - **Editor:** [Doane Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/doane-harrison) ## Cast - [Dorothy Stickney](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-stickney) - [Gail Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-russell) - [Moyna Macgill](https://cinepixo.com/people/moyna-macgill) - [Ivan Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-simpson) - [Ruth Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hussey) - [Ray Milland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-milland) - [Donald Crisp](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-crisp) - [Barbara Everest](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-everest) - [Cornelia Otis Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornelia-otis-skinner) - [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-uninvited-1944 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1199728); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.