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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry poster
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Genre
drama film, film noir, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quiet bachelor lives with his two sisters in a small town. His life is disrupted when a new woman arrives and he begins to question his loyalties and desires.

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What happens

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, also known as Uncle Harry and The Zero Murder Case, is a 1945 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Ella Raines. It is based on the stage play Uncle Harry by Thomas Job, which was first performed in 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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