Uncle Silas

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Uncle Silas (1947)

02/10/1951 (US) Drama, Horror, Mystery 1h 38m

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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.

Charles Frank

Director
Sheridan Le Fanu

Novel
Ben Travers

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Top Billed Cast

Jean Simmons

Caroline Ruthyn
Katina Paxinou

Madame de la Rougierre
Derrick De Marney

Uncle Silas
Derek Bond

Lord Richard Ilbury
Sophie Stewart

Lady Monica Waring
Esmond Knight

Dr. Bryerly
Marjorie Rhodes

Mrs. Rusk
Guy Rolfe

Sepulchre Hawkes
Reginald Tate

Austin Ruthyn
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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 Rawstone and cinematography by Robert Krasker.

Upon the death of her loving father, teenager Caroline Ruthyn (Simmons) is bequeathed the family inheritance when she reaches the age of 21. In the interim she is requested to go live with her Uncle Silas (De Marney) in his ramshackle Gothic mansion. Si... read the rest.

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