The: Uninvited (1944)

Their initial charm with the house quickly dissolves as they encounter:

The film follows Roderick (Ray Milland) and Pamela Fitzgerald (Ruth Hussey), a London brother and sister who purchase a beautiful, suspiciously cheap mansion named on the coast of Cornwall. The Uninvited (1944)

A woman’s relentless crying that seems to come from "everywhere and nowhere". Their initial charm with the house quickly dissolves

Unexplained "cold spots" in the studio and flowers that wither instantly. They meet a local young woman, Stella Meredith

They meet a local young woman, Stella Meredith (Gail Russell), whose family history is inextricably linked to the house. Stella is dangerously drawn to the cliffs where her mother, Mary, supposedly fell to her death years prior. Why It Matters

The Uninvited (1944) is widely regarded as a watershed moment in cinema history—it was the first major Hollywood production to treat ghosts and the supernatural with absolute seriousness. Before its release, cinematic hauntings were typically played for laughs or debunked as hoaxes.