Tibby, the wife of Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas), dies, and his daughter marries and leaves home. Now on his own, he decides to remarry with the help of his housekeeper, Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis). The women he chooses are too independent, too nervous or think he’s too old. You can see where this is going. Tibby and Minta are meant to be together.
Based on the play by Eden and Adelaide Phillpotts, this is an early Hitchcock film. He made this after The Ring, and it’s totally not a movie that feels like one of his. This play was a long-running one, but its lead is such a boor that it’s difficult to be on his side. Minta could do much better.
I love that this is on the Mill Creek Legends of Horror set, as it’s a Hitchcock movie, yes…but not anything close to a horror film.
You can watch this on Tubi.
