The Haunting (1963)

Doctor Richard Johnson invites Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, and Russ Tamblyn to stay at the 90 year old Hill House to investigate reported paranormal activity. The activity grows as the house seems to react to Harris’s presence. The tension and atmosphere created in the film are palpably effective. The women are great in their respective roles, especially in comparison: Bloom smart, cool, and worldly and Harris uncertain and inexperienced. I don’t remember the remake from more than twenty years ago being horrible, this is obviously the superior film, though the casting in that film makes a lot of sense in comparison to this one.