House of Mystery (1961 film)
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| Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
| Produced by | Leslie Parkyn Julian Wintle |
| Screenplay by | Vernon Sewell |
| Based on | play L'Angoisse by Celia de Vilyars and Pierre Mills |
| Starring | Nanette Newman |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | John Trumper |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
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Release date
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April 1961 (UK) |
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Running time
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56 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
House of Mystery is a 1961 British supernatural mystery film. It was based on a play director Vernon Sewell had filmed three times before. It was known in Germany as Das Landhaus des Dr. Lemming ("The Country House of Dr. Lemming"), and because of its compact running time, aired in the U.S. as an episode of the TV series "Kraft Mystery Theatre".
A pair of newlyweds visit an old cottage for sale in the country, and hear the housekeeper’s account of its macabre history. The previous owners had been disturbed by paranormal activity, and on calling in a medium, the ghost was identified as an eccentric and vengeful scientist, once resident in the cottage. The scientist was obsessed with electricity, and when his unfaithful wife and her lover attempted to murder him, he responded by electrifying the living room floor and fixtures, and challenging the couple to escape.
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