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1947

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Edward G. Robinson stars as Pete Morgan, an honest small town student who finds after school employment with local farmer Nath Storm (Lon McCallister). Things go awry for the sedulous Pete one day, when he takes a short cut home through haunted woods. Storm warns Pete to stay out of the woods and away from THE RED HOUSE within. .. Read more

Starring	Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Edward G. Robinson
Director	Delmer Daves
Genres	Thriller

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- If you go down to the woods today, you're bound for a big surprise: you won't find a picnic, however, but necrophilia,... read more on Time Out
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  Great psychological horror
  
  Fantastic psychological drama with Freudian overtones that must have been extremely hard hitting when it came out and which still packs a punch now. Edward G ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Oct 2008 at 11:27
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- - 0
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  Watch it - if only for the ending.
  
  As with other viewers I found that the very poor quality print almost made it unwatchable. However, for us die-hard old movie fans it was a chance to watch the ... read more »
  
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  - 16 May 2012 at 16:00
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  Terrible print
  
  The print was so degraded the dvd was unwatchable . Somebody else here recommended the online version as slightly better.
  
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  - 02 May 2012 at 21:45
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  worth a watch for fans of 40's thrillers- great acting
  
  I enjoyed this film although its slow to kick off the story this allows for stronger characterisation and realtionships to change at a slower and more realistic... read more »
  
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  - 6 reviews
  - 02 Oct 2011 at 20:33
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  great film - decayed print - shoddily transferred
  
  Loved this but of course the dvd is a shoddy transfer. Watch the online version - it's slightly better. Anyway, there's something out in those woods... read more »
  
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  - Winchester
  - 06 Apr 2011 at 18:53
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  Melodrama
  
  This is an intriguing lmystery: a late-1940s psycho-drama with good black and white cinematography and an interesting cast. There's Edward G Robinson, as ... read more »
  
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  - FrankIV
  - 426 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 09:04
- - 3
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  Great psychological horror
  
  Fantastic psychological drama with Freudian overtones that must have been extremely hard hitting when it came out and which still packs a punch now. Edward G ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 11:27
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- - 3
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  Great psychological horror
  
  Fantastic psychological drama with Freudian overtones that must have been extremely hard hitting when it came out and which still packs a punch now. Edward G ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 643656
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 11:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Melodrama
  
  This is an intriguing lmystery: a late-1940s psycho-drama with good black and white cinematography and an interesting cast. There's Edward G Robinson, as ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 653903
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - FrankIV
  - 426 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 09:04
- - 0
  - 0
  great film - decayed print - shoddily transferred
  
  Loved this but of course the dvd is a shoddy transfer. Watch the online version - it's slightly better. Anyway, there's something out in those woods... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 979594
- - Bavster
  - 1 review
  - Winchester
  - 06 Apr 2011 at 18:53
- - 0
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  worth a watch for fans of 40's thrillers- great acting
  
  I enjoyed this film although its slow to kick off the story this allows for stronger characterisation and realtionships to change at a slower and more realistic... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1047037
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  - emmabeebop
  - 6 reviews
  - 02 Oct 2011 at 20:33
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  Terrible print
  
  The print was so degraded the dvd was unwatchable . Somebody else here recommended the online version as slightly better.
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - 02 May 2012 at 21:45
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  - 0
  Watch it - if only for the ending.
  
  As with other viewers I found that the very poor quality print almost made it unwatchable. However, for us die-hard old movie fans it was a chance to watch the ... read more »
  
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- 1119641
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  - 16 May 2012 at 16:00

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  Edward G. Robinson stars as Pete Morgan, an honest small town student who finds after school employment with local farmer Nath Storm (Lon McCallister). Things go awry for the sedulous Pete one day, when he takes a short cut home through haunted woods. Storm warns Pete to stay out of the woods and ...