The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

Cast

George Sanders

as Harry Melville Quincey

Geraldine Fitzgerald

as Lettie Quincey

Ella Raines

as Deborah Brown

Sara Allgood

as Nona

Moyna MacGill

as Hester Quincy

Samuel S. Hinds

as Dr. Adams

Harry von Zell

as Ben

Judy Clark

as Helen

Coulter Irwin

as Biff Wagner

Craig Reynolds

as John Warren

Reviews

John Chard

The last of the Quincey's. Robert Siodmak directs this psychological film noir that is based on the Broadway play Uncle Harry by Thomas Job. It stars George Sanders, Ella Raines, Geraldine Fitzgerald & Moyna MacGill. The story follows Harry Quincey (Sanders) a shy clothes designer in small town ...

CinemaSerf

George Sanders is the eponymous character, the last in a line of once wealthy members of the "Quincey" family, who lives a rather hen-pecked existence with older sister "Lettie" (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and the widowed "Hester" (Moyna MacGill). His only real respite comes from his design work at the l...

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