The Uninvited

The Uninvited (1944) starring Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Gail Russell. A brother and sister (Milland, Hussey) in England decide on a whim to buy a grand house that they chance upon near the seashore. Wouldn't you know it, the house turns out to be haunted. No ambiguity here, we actually see the ghosts as they manifest themselves. The house turns out to have a malignant spirit that wants to kill a young woman (Russell) who once lived there. Not a terribly scary movie, this one has a lightness of spirit the sets it apart from the usual haunted-house flick. (Subtitles in English are available, but not closed captions.) Grade: B