Rent The House in Marsh Road / Monkey's Paw (1960)

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Synopsis:
Double bill of British thrillers.

The House in Marsh Road (1960)
David Linton, (Tony Wright) is a hard drinking womanising would be writer, his wife jean (Patrica Dainton) supports David the best she [can seeing only the best in him. Out of the blue Jean is left a house by a distant Aunt. Jean hopes that it will be the fresh start they need but David plans to dispose of Jean and have the house for himself and his lover but the house has other ideas...

Monkey's Paw (1948)
A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow. Mr Trelawne (Milton Rosmer) hastily wishes his gambling debts away. Mrs Trelawne (Megs Jenkins) wishes their dead son back to life but the wishes only bring pain and sorrow.
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Directors:
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Producers:
Maurice J. Wilson, Ernest G. Roy
Writers:
Maurice J. Wilson, Norman Lee, Barbara Toy, Laurence Meynell, W.W. Jacobs
Studio:
Renown Pictures
Genres:
Classics, Horror, Thrillers
Collections:
Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1948
BBFC:
Release Date:
20/05/2013
Run Time:
128 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W

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Review of Monkey's Paw (spoiler). - The House in Marsh Road / Monkey's Paw review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
16/04/2023

From the silent era to the swinging sixties, Butcher's Film Service turned out the lowest budget releases in British cinema, with murky sound and vision, limited sets and short shooting schedules. Almost none of them have any ambition. The Monkey's Paw is a cheap fright film which partly works because of these limitations.

Low budget horror directors say it's the dark that frightens audiences most. Norman Lee fills his frame with shadows, but also the poor quality photography opens up patches of black all over the screen. And, crucially, he doesn't show his monster, but leaves it to our imagination, as it bangs on a jammed door in a thunderstorm.

It is the best version of the famous old parable. A mummified monkey's paw is cursed by an Indian mystic to deliver three wishes. But fate must always deal an ironic joker... Megs Jenkins is a bereaved mother who wants to bring her son back after he dies in a motor accident. But he is returned in his burned, decomposed state.

The cast is a mix of seasoned support actors and enthusiastic amateurs. It lasts only an hour, and there are no lulls, but plenty of gruesome melodrama. The horrifying climax as the corpse escapes its grave and comes home, packs a punch of powerful dread. It's a genuinely creepy experience. And surely Butcher's best film.

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