

A Place of One's Own
1945-03-20 · 92 min · ★ 5.8
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
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- Directors
- Bernard Knowles
- Production companies
- Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Margaret LockwoodAnnette Allenby
James MasonHenry Smedhurst
Barbara MullenEmilie Smedhurst
Dennis PriceDr. Robert Selbie
Helen HayeFlorence Manning-Tutthorn
Michael ShepleyAlistair Manning-Tutthorn
Dulcie GraySarah
Ernest ThesigerDr. Richard Marsham
Moore MarriottGeorge
O.B. ClarencePerkins
Helen GossRosie - the Barmaid
Edie MartinCook
Gus McNaughtonP.C. Hargreaves
John TurnbullSir Roland Jervis
Aubrey MallalieuCanon MowbrayTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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