A Place of One's Own

Mr and Mrs Smedhurst are a middle-aged business couple wanting to retire. They find an old but cheap house, and proceed to buy it. They move in, with their servants, and soon learn the house is supposedly haunted. Mr Smedhurst in particular is sceptical of the rumour. They invite a young companion, Annette, to stay, but gradually she begins to hear strange voices and becomes ill. A young doctor, Dr Selbie, is deeply in love with her and attempts to cure her but to no avail. Then they learn that a young girl was supposed to have been murdered 40 years previously in the house. As Annette nears death’s door, it would seem nothing can save her.