Posted Wed Mar 2, 2016 at 08:00 AM PST by Tom Landy
The classic psychological-thriller starring Edward G. Robinson & Lon McCallister is Blu-ray bound for March.
In an early announcement to retailers, The Film Detective says 'The Red House' will be headed for high-definition on March 29.
Based on the popular 1943 novel once serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, 'The Red House' stars Edward G. Robinson ('Double Indemnity,' 'The Stranger), Lon McCallister ('The Big Cat,' 'Winged Victory'), Judith Anderson ('Rebecca,' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof') Rory Calhoun ('The Texan,' 'How to Marry a Millionaire'), Allene Roberts ('Knock on Any Door,' 'The Hoodlum') and Julie London ('Man of the West,' TV’s Emergency!).
Disabled farmer Pete (Robinson) and his sister Ellen (Anderson) have raised young Meg (Roberts) from infancy on their reclusive homestead. Now a teen, Meg persuades her friend Nath (McCallister) to come by each day to help with her chores.
When Nath insists on using a backwoods shortcut home one day, Pete cautions him against doing so, speaking of ominous screams in the night and terrors that lie within a mysterious, abandoned red house on the outskirts of his property. Curious, Nath and Meg – who has growing feelings for Nath much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Tibby (London) – ignore Pete’s warning and explore.
Dark, troubling secrets and entangled relationships are soon revealed in this chilling tale directed by Delmer Daves (Dark Passage, 3:10 to Yuma), featuring an eerie original score by Miklós Rózsa.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Red House' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 29.
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