Crow Hollow (1952)
5/10
Crow Hollow
23 February 2024
Crow Hollow is very much a B movie version of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca.

Dr Robert Armour (Donald Houston) has a whirlwind romance with Anne (Natasha Parry) and they quickly marry.

Dr Robert lives in a Gothic mansion with his three elderly and eccentric aunts. It's the price that came with his inheritance.

Only Anne is warned by a dying woman as to not live there. The place is named Crow Hollow as it used to swarm with crows. They have returned and it signifies a bad omen.

Almost immediately Anne feels uncomfortable around the house while Dr Robert practices his medicine. She feels unwelcome especially by the insolent maid Willow.

Soon bad luck is infects Anne like someone is trying to kill her. Maybe one of the aunt's is sinister or it really is just an accident.

The movie never rises above its B movie roots. It is all very clipped and sedate. The maid is spiky and eventually her origins are explored. At least as a mystery it has a good pay off.
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