Moonrise (1948)

 

Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death. 

Superior Noir melodrama is beautifully made and photographed and takes its dark, seemingly hopeless tale to a tense finale.

Halliwell*: "Broody melodrama set against a remote village and swamp background; not a very interesting story, but memorable detail."

Maltin**1/2: "Uneven script...But it's beautifully directed; check out stunning opening shot, and opening sequence." 

The Uninvited (1944)

A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.

Superior ghost story made in good Hollywood tradition with some good Gothic atmsophere, a bit creepy, but also good-natured.

Halliwell**: "One of the cinema's genuine ghost stories, and a good one, though encased in a rather stiff production; it works up to a fine pitch of frenzy."

Maltin***1/2: "Eerie ghost susenser...No trick ending in this ingenious film..."