The Unseen (1945 film)

The Unseen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Allen
Written byAdaptation:
Hagar Wilde
Ken Englund
Screenplay byHagar Wilde
Raymond Chandler
Based onthe novel Her Heart in Her Throat
by Ethel Lina White
Produced byJohn Houseman
StarringJoel McCrea
Gail Russell
Herbert Marshall
Narrated byRay Collins
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
Edited byDoane Harrison
Music byErnst Toch
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • May 12, 1945 (1945-05-12) (New York City)
  • June 7, 1945 (1945-06-07) (Los Angeles)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Unseen is a 1945 American film noir mystery film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Joel McCrea. It's based on the 1942 novel Midnight House (US title: Her Heart in Her Throat) by Ethel Lina White.

The film was Paramount's follow-up vehicle to The Uninvited (1944), in which star Gail Russell surged to popularity.

Raymond Chandler was one of the writers of the script.[1]

  1. ^ [1], Famous Authors, Raymond Chandler.