Guest in the House
“PRAY YOU NEVER HAVE THIS EVIL GUEST IN THE HOUSE!”
1944 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by 
John Cromwell
John CromwellCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
Evelyn, an enchanting but disturbed guest, arrives at a family house, and slowly destroys it.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Cromwell's noir drama, with Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy and Ruth Warrick, is a tense, creepy study of manipulation, with a remarkable Baxter.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (1,191 votes)
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