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The Red House

1947 ★ 100 min
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson
Director: Delmer Daves
Writer: Delmer Daves, Albert Maltz
Producer: Sol Lesser

The Red House is a 1947 American psychological horror film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, and Julie London. Its plot follows a young woman raised by a brother and sister who are concealing a secret involving an abandoned farmhouse located deep in the woods on their sprawling property.

Trivia

  • The screenplay for The Red House was adapted by Daves and an uncredited Albert Maltz from the 1945 novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain.
  • Chamberlain's novel had been popularly serialized in The Saturday Evening Post.
  • Allene Roberts was seventeen years old at the time of her casting.

Filming Locations

  • California
  • The Red House was shot on location in the Sierra Nevada in and around Sonora, California.
  • Principal photography began in April 1946, and was completed on June 28, 1946.

Previous Showings

2 Runs • 1 Festival

413 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (May 4, 1947)

Original Run: May 4, 1947 (Sunday - Friday)

All runs on record (2):

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