"The Unseen" is a story by Ethel Lina White that seems to have been strongly inspired by a famous story by Henry James. It tries to evoke the same mood and many plot elements are present in both stories.
Gail Russell plays a rather bland character, a new governess for a weird household. How is it weird? Well, first, the man of the house (Jol McCrea) is incredibly detached from his children. Secondly, the little boy is really weird and is under the spell of his prior (and evil) governess. Can the bland lady manage to navigate both problems and live happily ever after?
As I mentioned, the story seems much like a reworking of "The Turn of the Screw"...so much so that I wouldn't bother watching both film versions (the film version of "The Turn of the Screw" is "The Innocents")...and the latter is definitely better. This is because "The Innocents" is moodier, better written AND Gail Russell just looks lost and confused throughout most of the movie....it's clearly NOT one of her better performances.
Gail Russell plays a rather bland character, a new governess for a weird household. How is it weird? Well, first, the man of the house (Jol McCrea) is incredibly detached from his children. Secondly, the little boy is really weird and is under the spell of his prior (and evil) governess. Can the bland lady manage to navigate both problems and live happily ever after?
As I mentioned, the story seems much like a reworking of "The Turn of the Screw"...so much so that I wouldn't bother watching both film versions (the film version of "The Turn of the Screw" is "The Innocents")...and the latter is definitely better. This is because "The Innocents" is moodier, better written AND Gail Russell just looks lost and confused throughout most of the movie....it's clearly NOT one of her better performances.