Guest in the House

1944 PG-13 2h 1m

4.9 / 10 18

RATING

4.9/10

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Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn then sets forth to break up the happy marriage and win the love of Douglas.

Director John Brahm

Writers

Dale Eunson Ketti Frings Katherine Albert

Stars

Anne Baxter Ralph Bellamy Aline MacMahon

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Geronimo1967 23 Feb 2025

6/10

Anne Baxter is at the top of her game here imbuing her “Evelyn” character with quite a bit of toxicity. She’s not a well woman and so is kindly invited to live with her boyfriend doctor “Dan” (Scott McKay) and his family. These folks are broadly welcoming of their new arrival, but it soon becomes quite clear that she’s not a very nice person and is at her most contented when she is playing with ot...

John Chard 2 Dec 2018

6/10

Little Saint Cecilia! Guest in the House is directed by John Brahm and adapted to screen by Ketti Frings from the play written by Hagar Wilde, Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. It stars Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick and Scott McKay. Music is by Werner Janssen and cinematography by Lee Garmes. The Proctor family take on more than they bargained for when Evelyn Heath...