The experience could have been better if I hadn’t started thinking that James Mason's character, "Smedhurst," bore a striking resemblance to Robert Donat in "Chips" from 1939. Putting that aside, it proved to be a rather captivating story about him and his wife, "Emilie" (Barbara Mullen), purchasing an older property with a past. The house had been vacant since the passing of "Miss Harkness" more than a generation ea…

It seems unwise to give credence to superstitious beliefs presented with darkness. A Place of One's Own comes from Bernard Knowles, who directed it, and Brock Williams, who adapted the screenplay from Osbert Sitwell’s novel. Produced by Gainsborough Pictures, the film features James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price, and Dulcie Gray in the cast. Hubert Bath composed the music, and Stephen Dade…