Lock Your Door

1949
5.2| 0h15m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1949 Released
Producted By: Rayant Pictures
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In a relaxed and conversational style, famed writer of uncanny and fantastical fiction Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) retells his story of the old lady and the pockmarked railway porter. The author's delivery is thoughtful, as if he is recounting the incident for the first time, and was filmed in 1949 for a series of short films sharing the title A Strange Experience. The story itself was unpublished in his lifetime.

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Horror

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Director

Anthony Gilkison

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Rayant Pictures

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Listonixio Fresh and Exciting
InspireGato Film Perfection
Console best movie i've ever seen.
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
Leofwine_draca LOCK YOUR DOOR is another filmed, narrated ghost story from one of the masters of the form, Algernon Blackwood. I saw it on a double-bill with THE REFORMATION OF ST. JULES, although that other story has the edge.This is mild ghost fare with a traditional setting: a high-backed chair, a roaring fire, a well-dressed narrator with an incredibly interesting and lined faced. Blackwood's choice of story isn't quite as engaging here, and is rather a predictable effort although there are still a few choice chills. But watching this famous author taking it in his stride is somehow irresistible, especially if you're a fan of his writing. Blackwood was a top bloke and even these brief glimpses into his character are therefore worth something.
davidvmcgillivray-24-905811 Famously Algernon Blackwood told some of his stories on live television, but no recordings of these programmes survive. Remarkably, however, two films, made for a tin-pot company, still exist of him doing the same thing in a similar set-up, also shot with multiple cameras. This one is a conventional ghost story about an old woman who learns from a vicar that she has spent the night in a haunted house. Considering Blackwood's reputation as a pioneer horror host, his performance is disappointing. He improvises the rambling story and makes no attempt at characterisation. He often looks at the wrong camera and so there is little intimacy with the viewer. The set and camera-work have no atmosphere. Presumably the two films weren't liked or more would have been made. But how extraordinary that there are records of Blackwood performing and that these are now on British TV. They're currently on the Talking Pictures channel.