The Forgotten One (film)

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The Forgotten One
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Directed by Phillip Badger
Written by Phillip Badger
Produced by Peter Garrity
Starring Kristy McNichol
Terry O'Quinn
Release date
  • October 1989 (1989-10)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

The Forgotten One is a 1989 American supernatural thriller film starring Kristy McNichol and Terry O'Quinn. [1]

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Plot

A writer who is recently widowed moves into a Victorian house that may be haunted. The writer is attracted to his beautiful new neighbor, yet finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman murdered in his house one hundred years ago.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Forgotten One". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25.