Old Hollywood
Cinema
1900-1979

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The  Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton, screenplay by Truman  Capote, based on Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw)

The Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton, screenplay by Truman Capote, based on Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw)


Isla CameronO Willow Waly 

The lovely yet creepy O Willow Waly was composed by George Auric & Paul Dehn for 1961’s The Innocents, and sung by Cameron in a false soprano that mimicked the voice of a child.

The Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton, based on the Henry James ghost story, The Turn of the Screw) (via)
What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor.

The Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton, based on the Henry James ghost story, The Turn of the Screw(via)

What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor.

Peter Wyngarde& Martin Stephens in The Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton) (via)

Peter Wyngarde& Martin Stephens in The Innocents (1961, dir. Jack Clayton) (via)