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The Halfway House (1944)

6.4/10 1h 35m Apr 02, 1944
Mystery Drama Fantasy

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?

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Movie Details

Original Title The Halfway House
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Rhys
Popularity: 2.8
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Gwyneth
Popularity: 1.0
Sally Ann Howes
Sally Ann Howes
Joanna French
Popularity: 0.6
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay
Alice Meadows
Popularity: 0.6
Tom Walls
Tom Walls
Capt. Meadows
Popularity: 0.5
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
David Davies
Popularity: 1.1
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
Fortescue
Popularity: 0.6
Valerie White
Valerie White
Jill French
Popularity: 0.7
Richard Bird
Richard Bird
Squadron Leader Richard French
Popularity: 0.4
Pat McGrath
Pat McGrath
Terence
Popularity: 0.0
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Philippa Hiatt
Margaret
Popularity: 0.1
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Prison Governor
Popularity: 2.3

Key Crew

Director Basil Dearden
Screenplay Angus MacPhail, Diana Morgan
Producer Michael Balcon
Music Lord Berners
Editor Charles Hasse

Production

Ealing Studios
GB

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Backdrops
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Keywords

wales world war ii supernatural black and white spirit

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Nov 10, 2022

When a group of weary travellers arrive at a rural inn, they immediately feel that something is amiss. It's run by "Rhys" (Mervyn Johns) and his (real life) daughter "Gwyneth" (Glynis Johns) who somewhat curiously never casts a shadow. The whole place looks like it's been stuck in a time-warp as the ... Read more

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Details
Release Date April 2, 1944
Runtime 1h 35m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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