![]() ![]() Kerrigan, David Bruce, Fritz Leiber, Francis McDonald, Pedro de Cordoba, Ian Keith, Jack La Rue, Halliwell Hobbes, Victor Varconi. Street Date Decem/ available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Henry Daniell, Una O’Connor, James Stephenson, Gilbert Roland, William Lundigan, Julien Mitchell, Montagu Love, J.M. The Sea Hawk Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1940 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 127 min. And the rousing music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold seals the deal - the term ‘Timeless Classic’ was invented for marvels like this. The special effects and full-sized ship sets impress in ways that computer generated images never will. Errol Flynn is at his glorious best, backed by greats like Flora Robson, Henry Daniell and Claude Rains in fine form. Grand action entertainment bursts forth on the high seas, showing us how much production value Golden Hollywood could lavish on an exciting, artful swashbuckler. His granddaughter, Stella ( Gail Russell), is less than thrilled about the sale. The owner, Commander Beech ( Donald Crisp), is more than happy to sell and offers the house at a very low price. ![]() ![]() They immediately fall in love with the property, and inquire about buying it. ![]() Written by Dodie Smith and Frank Partos (based on a novel by Dorothy Macardle) and directed by Lewis Allen, the film follows siblings Rick ( Ray Milland) and Pamela Fitzgerald ( Ruth Hussey) on a seaside vacation where they happen upon an old abandoned house. Though it has garnered praise both then and now for its stunning cinematography, marvelous cast and effects work used to bring the story’s ghost to the screen, it is a film that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough, and would be very at home on anyone’s October viewing list. The Uninvited is a supernatural film from 1944. ![]()
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