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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945
Drama
1h 20m
This rather Hitchcockian smalltown thriller is a typically impressive psychological study in various forms of obsession. Sanders is both superb and unusually touching as the shy, naive designer who falls for Raines; Fitzgerald [is] the sister he lives with, a scheming hypochondriac so possessive of her brother she'll do anything to wreck his budding romance. (...) the overall effect is still gripping, intelligent, and oddly critical of petit bourgeois aspirations. (timeout.com)

Directed by:

Robert Siodmak

Screenwriter:

Keith Winter, Thomas Job

Starring:

George Sanders, Billy Gray, Sara Allgood, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ella Raines, Samuel S. Hinds, Moyna MacGill, Judy Clark

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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1945
Drama
1h 20m
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kasperlKasperL
Rated 05 Dec 2017
40
19th
A sign at the end of the film asked me not to disclose the ending, so all I can tell you is that it's by far the worst thing about a more or less decent, but highly forgettable film.
Rated 05 Dec 2017
janusjanus
Rated 17 Feb 2023
55
25th
Holy Toledo, me beans! Holy Hays Code, me ending!
Rated 17 Feb 2023
aron_ericsonAron Ericson
Rated 03 Aug 2016
75
78th
"In order that your friends may enjoy this picture, please do not disclose the ending", it says in the end credits. Well friends, in order that you may enjoy this picture, do ignore the ending.
Rated 03 Aug 2016
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 29 May 2011
73
45th
The ending sucks. There would have been better ways of getting around the production code. But if you ignore the last two minutes, it's a terrific, dark film. Really great performances, especially Geraldine Fitzgerald, a very different kind of femme fatale. As a passive-aggressive parasite, she really inspires a lot of hatred. The film grips you with its small-scale story, and is loaded with incestuous psychodrama. It's a shame about the ending, but still worth seeing.
Rated 29 May 2011
orionzuluOrionZulu
Rated 01 Dec 2008
82
57th
An excellent little noir, marred however by the fact that censors imposed a happy ending to Siodmak of the "it was all a bad dream" category. If you skip that clumsy end scene however, the film remains as a dark and disturbing work. Really worth seeing.
Rated 01 Dec 2008
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 14 Nov 2024
84
75th
Noirvembro 2024 dia 14: Noir do Robert Siodmak. Cheguei pelo George Sanders (crush) e fiquei pela Geraldine Fitzgerald. Freud intensifies forte aqui, tão profundamente incestuoso que me surpreendeu ter passado no código Hays, acho que por isso inventaram o final alternativo que não era o original da peça e nem o que Siodmak queria. YTS. Noirvembro 2024 https://boxd.it/A5BUq
Rated 14 Nov 2024
punqPUNQ
Rated 29 Nov 2019
60
89th
The ending is a complete cop-out (I'm sure any of the other five endings they had ready would have felt more natural), but otherwise this is a intriguing incestuous family affair filled with devious manipulation from Geraldine Fitzgerald who was a treasure in that role. A less secure George Sanders was also interesting to see. Ella Raines was the source of sanity in these mind games and you were just happy every time she'd enter a scene. Still, that ending.... clumsy.
Rated 29 Nov 2019
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 26 May 2016
83
87th
I found this surprisingly funny and amusing; almost watching it as a comedy. Sanders is wonderful in his witty and uneasy persona, Fitzgerald and Raines are appealing, and the family setting along with all the drama it managed to generate works so well. The blundered ending is a shame, although the subsequent cute advice against spoiling it for future audiences brought some innocent charm to it.
Rated 26 May 2016
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 27 Nov 2011
82
67th
Geraldine Fitzgerald and Ella Raines are both stunning, and also give some very good performances vying for the attention of George Sanders' titular Harry. It's a great story, appropriately strange and with a kind of sadness that's not common in noir. The ending, though, I don't know what they were thinking. Even with the code it could have been handled better. Still a very enjoyable and unique film, though.
Rated 27 Nov 2011

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