Guest in the House

Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn then sets forth to break up the happy marriage and win the love of Douglas.

Cast

Anne Baxter

as Evelyn Heath

Ralph Bellamy

as Douglas Proctor

Aline MacMahon

as Aunt Martha Proctor

Ruth Warrick

as Ann Proctor

Scott McKay

as Doctor Dan Proctor

Marie McDonald

as Miriam Blake

Jerome Cowan

as Ernest Hackett

Margaret Hamilton

as Hilda

Percy Kilbride

as John

Connie Laird

as Lee Proctor

Reviews

John Chard

Little Saint Cecilia! Guest in the House is directed by John Brahm and adapted to screen by Ketti Frings from the play written by Hagar Wilde, Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. It stars Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick and Scott McKay. Music is by Werner Janssen and cinema...

CinemaSerf

Anne Baxter is at the top of her game here imbuing her “Evelyn” character with quite a bit of toxicity. She’s not a well woman and so is kindly invited to live with her boyfriend doctor “Dan” (Scott McKay) and his family. These folks are broadly welcoming of their new arrival, but it soon becomes qu...

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