The Woman in the House
1942, English. Directed by Sammy Lee.
This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.
- Runtime
- 0h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 9 May 1942
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Warner Law
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The Woman in the House runs 11 minutes (0h 11m).
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The Woman in the House is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Woman in the House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 May 1942. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Woman in the House?
The Woman in the House (1942) was directed by Sammy Lee and stars John Nesbitt, Ann Richards, Peter Cushing.