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The Unknown

1946 · 70 min

A creaky old-dark-house mystery that keeps you leaning in, full of shadowy corridors and sudden shocks.

Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Jeff Donnell
Tagline
Will Tonight Bring Her...LOVE or DEATH?
Overview
"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.

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Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Jeff Donnell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • greed
  • madness
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Henry Levin
Written by
Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Julian Harmon
Starring
Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Jeff Donnell, Mark Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Barton Yarborough, James Bell, Wilton Graff
Cinematography
Henry Freulich
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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