A Place of One's Own (1945)
3.2 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
Adapted from a novel by Osbert Sitwell, 'A Place of One's Own' has a double-edged title: It refers to a physical place as well as a spiritual one. An elderly couple (played with a surplus of age makeup by Barbara Mullen and James Mason) purchase an old house. They've been warned that it's haunted by the spirit of a murdered girl, but decide to set up housekeeping anyway. The restless ghost responds to this intrusion by possessing the soul of Annette (Margaret Lockwood), the old couple's young live-in companion. Leading man Dennis Price is on hand as Dr. Selbie to attempt an emergency exorcism on the vulnerable Annette. 'A Place of One's Own' is a serviceable "spook show" which might have even been better with a little more emotional involvement on the part of the principals. - Actors:
- Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Helen Haye, Michael Shepley, Dulcie Gray, Moore Marriott, O.B. Clarence, Helen Goss, Edie Martin, Gus McNaughton, Muriel George, John Turnbull, Ernest Thesiger, Henry B. Longhurst, Clarence Wright, Aubrey Mallalieu
- Directors:
- Bernard Knowles
- Writers:
- Osbert Sitwell
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 British Actresses of the 1940s