This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.
Genre: Drama
Stars: John Nesbitt, Ann Richards, Peter Cushing, Mark Daniels
Crew: Sammy Lee (Director), Richard Duce (Art Direction), Harry Komer (Editor), John Nesbitt (Producer), Lester White (Director of Photography), Lennie Hayton (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 11 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 09, 1942
IMDb: 4.5
