A penniless brother and sister move back into their childhood home, a rundown country manor. Their plans to launch his journalistic career by faking her murder go awry when they fall foul of a gang of jewel thieves trying to find the loot stashed somewhere in the house.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s British comedies that accidentally turn into home invasion thrillers, you might get a kick out of Someone at the Door. If you need your movies to have a coherent tone or a budget that covers more than three rooms, stay away. It’s a strange beast. One minute it's ...
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Herbert Brenon
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s British comedies that accidentally turn into home invasion thrillers, you might get a kick out of Someone at the Door. If you need your movies to have a coherent tone or a budget that covers more than three rooms, stay away. It’s a strange beast. One minute it's a dry farce, the next it's trying to be a suspense piece about stolen diamonds. It feels like two different scripts got stapled together in the dark. The Setup The whole premise i..."
Billy Milton
Marjorie Deans, Jack Davis Jr., Dorothy Christie, Campbell Christie
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