The House in Marsh Road (1960)

Expected more

Disturbing yet enthralling

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Not a bad little early 60's British-made spooker/thriller. A woman inherits an old rambling house from an aunt. She right away likes the house and even its resident ghost. Her wastrel husband does not. A real rotter that drinks and carouses with other women more than he works at a job or his marriage. He would like his wife to sell the house so he can go through the money at the speed of light. When he gets fed up at his now independant wife and her refusal to do what he wants he picks up whith the town tramp. The they start planning to do away with the cumbersome wife. They don't count on the ghost doing everything it can to protect the wife and punish them. Not overly atmospheric or spooky, but the supernatural goings on seem believable and not over the top. Good performances by all. Always liked this film. I found a fair condition DVD-R. Hopefully someday it will be released re-mastered. The film (not necesarily the DVD-R) is highly recommended.

I enjoyed this unusual B movie, it's basically 75% domestic murder story, 25% supernatural thriller. Jean inherits a house, moves her drunken no good partner David in, and he meets someone else, a voluptuous blonde, Valerie Stockley. Valerie persuades David to kill his wife, but Jean is protected by a poltergheist, wonderfully named Patrick by the potty Irish maid Mrs O'Brien.It's unusual to say the least, I can't think of many supernatural murder mysteries, but it works. Patricia Bainton appeared in some cracking films in the 50's and 60's, my favourite being The Third Alibi, and once again she's pretty good. Sandra Dorne is pretty fabulous it has to be said.I'm struggling to believe it was made in 1960, it looks like it was should in the forties, production values are pretty poor, although the fire is pretty well done.

THE HOUSE IN MARSH ROAD is a low budget British potboiler with a supernatural edge. The storyline is a predictable one about a seemingly normal husband and wife who move into a new home. Unbeknownst to the wife, the husband has a jealous lover who plans to murder the wife so that she can take her place. However, a supernatural force in the house has other ideas.It's quite unusual to see a film like this which plays up the thriller aspects of the storyline while downplaying the supernatural elements. Certainly there are no special effects or anything here, just a few spooky scenes of plates smashing and the like. As a film, THE HOUSE IN MARSH ROAD feels quite dated in comparison to the likes of THE HAUNTING which came out three years later, but it has elements of interest for the British genre fan. Patricia Dainton gives a typically assured performance as the put-upon wife, and Sam Kydd is reliable in support as always. Hardworking director Montgomery Tully keeps things moving nicely along as well, so at least you can say that it's never boring.

1960's "Invisible Creature" was one of the numerous foreign titles (British, Japanese, Mexican, West German) issued straight to television in the US by American International Pictures, who even hired home grown talent to supply them with product (Larry Buchanan in particular-"Zontar the Thing from Venus"). The American copyright is 1964, and the film debuted on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater on May 8 1965 (paired with 1959's "A Bucket of Blood"), shown again July 23 1966 (paired with 1958's "It! The Terror from Beyond Space"), and finally on August 2 1969 (paired with 1958's "Terror in the Haunted House"). Constantly shown throughout that decade, few of these have survived the test of time to be revived anymore. Today, "Invisible Creature" is deservedly obscure, as it is very low key, with a tiny no name cast (Sam Kydd a welcome presence) and nonexistent budget. Also, the new American title rather gives the game away, the original British version called "The House in Marsh Road." Patricia Dainton stars as Jean Linton, the wife of a once successful author (Tony Wright) now drinking more than he writes, who inherits a two story country cottage inhabited by a ghost. Once the husband's wandering eye settles on an attractive widow (Sandra Dorne) who prefers the company of wealth, he begins to plot a way to bump off his unknowing spouse so he can rid himself of her ancestral home. What the pair don't know is that the never seen spectre appreciates Jean far more than they do, watching over her while she remains under its roof. The exotic Sandra Dorne would meet a similar fate in 1963's "Devil Doll." I've always held a certain fondness for this one even though it's fairly predictable, but those who never viewed it back then may find it unrewarding.