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Uncle Silas

5.8

Released October 08, 1947Runtime 1h 38min

Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Two Cities Films

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Cast

Jean SimmonsCaroline Ruthyn

Katina PaxinouMadame de la Rougierre

Derrick De MarneyUncle Silas

Derek BondLord Richard Ilbury

Sophie StewartLady Monica Waring

Esmond KnightDr. Bryerly

Marjorie RhodesMrs. Rusk

Guy RolfeSepulchre Hawkes

Reginald TateAustin Ruthyn

Manning WhileyDudley Ruthyn

John LaurieGiles

Frederick BurtwellBranston

George CurzonSleigh

Patricia GlynMary Quince

O.B. ClarenceVicar

Frederick RanalowRigg

Robin NetscherTom Hawkes

John SalewGrimstone

Patricia DaintonGuest at Ball (uncredited)

Charles PatonGuest at Ball (uncredited)

Gordon PhillottGuest at Ball (uncredited)

Crew

Peter BoltonAssistant Director

Charles FrankDirector

Anthony HearneSecond Assistant Director

Sheridan Le FanuNovel

Ben TraversScreenplay

Irene HowardCasting

Jack HicksAssociate Producer

John W. GossageProduction Manager

Laurence IrvingProducer

Josef SomloProducer

Alan RawsthorneMusic

Ralph KemplenEditor

Laurence IrvingProduction Design

Ralph BrintonArt Direction

Elizabeth HaffendenCostume Design

Robert HukeCamera Operator

Kenneth Heeley-RaySound Editor

John CookSound Recordist

Desmond DewSound Recordist

Henry HarrisSpecial Effects

George BlackwellSpecial Effects

Muir MathiesonConductor

Robert KraskerDirector of Photography

Fred RyanBoom Operator

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Reviews

Knowl Manor, September 1845. Uncle Silas is directed by Charles Frank and adapted to screenplay by Ben Travers from the novel of the same name written by Sheridan Le Fanu. It stars Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou, Derrick De Marney, Derek Bond, Sophie Stewart and Esmond Knight. Music is by Alan Ra...

Now who doesn't like a well executed bit of Gothic mystery? Jean Simmons ("Caroline") inherits a great deal of money from her father, but until she becomes of age she must move into the ramshackle stately pile of her kindly uncle "Silas" (Derrick De Marney). Well, at least he sounded kindly - but o...