A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.
Acting
Ida Lupino's eyes doing three scenes worth of dialogue.
Cinematography
Shadows that feel like they're reaching for your ankles.
Director
Joel Newton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ida Lupino and Howard Duff were married in real life during filming, adding an extra layer of crackling tension to their scenes.
This was part of a wave of 1950s 'female Gothic' films where women's domestic labor became psychological horror territory.
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