The House in the Square

1951
U
1h 30m

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A scientist obsessed with the past transports himself back in time to 18th-century London, where he falls in love with a beautiful young woman.A scientist obsessed with the past transports himself back in time to 18th-century London, where he falls in love with a beautiful young woman.A scientist obsessed with the past transports himself back in time to 18th-century London, where he falls in love with a beautiful young woman.

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Tyrone Power

Peter Standish

Ann Blyth

Helen Pettigrew…

Michael Rennie

Roger Forsyth

Dennis Price

Tom Pettigrew

Beatrice Campbell

Kate Pettigrew

Kathleen Byron

Duchess of Devonshire

Raymond Huntley

Mr. Throstle

Irene Browne

Lady Anne Pettigrew

Ronald Adam

Dr. Ronson
(uncredited)

Robert Atkins

Dr. Samuel Johnson
(uncredited)

Felix Aylmer

Sir William, the Physician
(uncredited)

Hamlyn Benson

Bow Street magistrate
(uncredited)

Katie Boyle

Girl
(uncredited)

Richard Carrickford

Bow Street Runner
(uncredited)

Tom Clegg

Mendoza
(uncredited)

Jill Clifford

Maid
(uncredited)

Arthur Denton

Loonies' Driver
(uncredited)

Peter Drury

Policeman
(uncredited)

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10/10

One of the best Tyrone Powers movies, not forgotten I hope

This was one of the best 'love story' movies that I remember when I was a teen. I haven't seen this movie also in about 40 plus years. I hope somewhere that a copy was saved and released as a DVD. I think it was one of Tyrone Powers great love stories and the cast was excellent to match. I have wanted to see this movie so many times and looked in so many places to try and find a way to either see it again or obtain some sort of copy. I'd like to think that before I drop dead I would like to be able to see this movie one last time. I hope again that it hasn't been lost forever. The movie has already been described by others at IMDb. I wish more movies were made like this one and we had more actors like the ones in this movie. I remember seeing it on a black and white TV and being brought to tears after watching it on the Late show in NYC. One thing I remember about this movie was the strong love between Ann Blyth and Tyrone Power and how one could actually die of heart break.

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Trivia
Like its better known predecessor, Berkeley Square (1933), this film was tied up in rights entanglements that prevented it from being shown on cable (Fox Movie Channel would be the place to see it), or released commercially on DVD. It was finally released on July 29, 2008, as part of Fox's "Tyrone Power Matinee Idol" DVD collection.

Goofs
At about 1:05:30 into the DVD (Tyrone Power Matinee Idol Collection, Disk 5), Peter Standish says to Helen "When I kissed Kate ..." -- but he hasn't yet kissed Kate in the movie. In fact, his relationship with Kate has been rather frosty, except for their opening meeting -- and even then they did not kiss. So he has has nothing to explain to Helen. Perhaps there was originally a scene where Peter and Kate kissed to solidify their engagement, and that scene was cut from the final film. In any case, the absence of any such scene creates an apparent continuity blunder.

Quotes
Tom Pettigrew: There's one habit of his which will never become the fashion. Every morning two serving maids have to carry buckets of water up flights of stairs for him to wash himself.
Mr. Throstle: He washes himself? All over?
Tom Pettigrew: Every morning!
Mr. Throstle: [incredulous] All over, every morning!