The Woman in the House

Synopsis

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.

Main Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Ann Richards

Catherine Starr

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Peter Cushing

Man Waking Up (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 70%

Mark Daniels

Minor Supporting Role (uncredited)

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Sammy Lee
Production	Producer	John Nesbitt
Editing	Editor	Harry Komer
Art	Art Direction	Richard Duce
Camera	Director of Photography	Lester White
Sound	Original Music Composer	Lennie Hayton
Writing	Original Story	John Nesbitt
	Screenplay	Warner Law
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