The Birth of the Modern Haunted House in Film

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The haunted house on film has its roots in 1944’s The Uninvited. But, The history of the haunted house on film dates back to the earliest years of talking pictures. From the Old Dark House to Bly Manor, the story of how the movies started to take ghoss seriously starts with “The Uninvited”.
But, any fan of classic films knows that you can’t talk about The Uninvited without talking about the film’s young and beautiful star, Gail Russell. Gail Russell was Hollywood’s most reluctant star (even more so than Sterling Hayden!). Pushed into films, she did her best despite debilitating stage fright.
Gail Russell’s story is one of the saddest stories I know from the Hollywood studio era. Gail Russell’s tragic story, the story of The Uninvited and the haunted house are all inextricably linked.
(I love scary movies, but I have the hardest time watching them because I love/hate the anxiousness that comes with not knowing what fate is going to befall the film’s characters.)
💿 You can buy THE UNINVITED on DVD/Blu-Ray here amzn.to/46ypGtG
Some of the films used in this video you can watch for free:
The Old Dark House (1932)
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The Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
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Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
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Abbott and Costello: Hold That Ghost (1940)
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Topper (1937)
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Gail Russell Films
Angel and the Badman
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Moonrise
*This one is so good! Gail Russell costars with Dane Clark in the story of a man haunted by the deeds of his father and on the run for murder.
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The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
*If you've never seen this one, please go check it out.
Gail Russell plays a woman haunted by the prediction of her death given to her by a washed up fake mentalist played by Edward G. Robinson.
I know you're intrigued!
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There's precious little information on Gail but if you want to know more I suggest reading
Fallen Star: A Biography of Gail Russell by Steven Glenn Ochoa ➡️ amzn.to/3C5eEiQ
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