This film begins with a young physician named "Dr. Dan Proctor" (Scott McKay) bringing his fiancé "Evelyn Heath" (Anne Baxter) to the home of his brother "Douglas Proctor" (Ralph Bellamy) where she can recover from a terrible ordeal. Along with his wife "Ann Proctor" (Ruth Warrick) there are several other people who reside with Douglas to include his daughter "Lee Proctor" (Connie Laird), his aunt "Martha Proctor" (Aline MacMahon) and several members of the household staff. Additionally, since Douglas makes a living sketching models for various magazines like Cosmopolitan there is a very attractive young woman by the name of "Miriam" (Marie McDonald) staying there as well. In all, it's a lively home where everybody gets along well with each other-and then Evelyn arrives. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an interesting film which encompassed solid actors and a story that builds upon itself to inevitably reach its rather dramatic conclusion. The problem is that the plot moves a bit too slowly at first and the character development could have also used some improvement. Bet that as it may, I enjoyed the film for the most part and for that reason have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of Guest in the House
