Roderick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) are touring the Cornish seaside when their dog chases a squirrel into an empty house. They follow, and in the process of recovering the dog, they see the house and fall in love with it. Even though it was strongly implied that it may just be haunted, they buy it anyway. Naturally, animals can see what people do not, and their dog runs off. The Cook's cat will not go upstairs. Stella Meredith (Gail Russell) thinks it is her mother’s ghost and wants to visit. Stella’s grandfather, Commander Beech (Donald Crisp), knows something but is not saying it.
The movie gets progressively creepier. What is worse is that the brother and sister accept the fact that the house is haunted from the beginning and instead of running away, with the help of the local doctor, attempt to fix the situation.
Keep up with the story as everyone has a different version, and you may not be so surprised in the end. Meantime the acting and the pacing are great.
If you intend to read the book by Dorothy Macardle, you will find it quite a bit darker.
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