Room to Let (1950)
- Directed by
- Godfrey Grayson
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 08m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1940s Britain, a man rents a room in a house where the landlord seems to be hiding something sinister. The story follows a young boarder who begins to suspect his host may be connected to a series of murders.
tensehistoricalnoir-ishdarksuspensefulgothicatmosphericsombergloomy
What happens
Room to Let is a 1950 British second feature ('B') historical thriller film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall and Constance Smith. It was adapted by Grayson and John Gilling from the BBC radio play by Margery Allingham, broadcast in 1947. This was Hammer Films' first foray into Gothic Horror.. This was also child actor Jimmy Hanley's first role as an adult heroic lead. Filming commenced on 6 October 1949 at Oakley Court, and the film was trade shown on 8 March 1950, and released on 15 May 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Torment (1950)
Stage Fright (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
Forbidden (1949)
Midnight Episode (1950)
The Man in Black (1950)
The Third Man (1949)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.