The Red House - 1947 **

I really didn't enjoy this film which is a shame because I think Robinson is a darn good actor. I was totally put off by all the actors in this however and the completely manic way the story was handled wasn't in the least bit enjoyable. Robinson plays a crippled farmer named Pete who lives with his sister and ward Meg who he has adopted in a reclusive farm. They live next to some ominous looking woods which are said to be haunted. Meg convinces her friend Nath to come and do some odd jobs around the farm for some extra cash, and that same evening he ignores warnings not to walk through the woods on the way home, resulting in him hearing blood-curdling screams and wails. He also comes across an abandoned Red House. He thinks it is Pete trying to scare him at first, but after hearing terror in Pete's voice when he talks about how much he fears the place Nath and Meg decide to solve the mystery themselves. It's like a scary Famous Five episode. It could be scary, but I feel Robinson for one grossly overacts here, and it shows. The ending is obvious before the end as well.