Strange Affair Of Uncle Harry (1945)

A middle aged bachelor (George Sanders) is saddled with taking care of his two sisters. One, a widow (Moyna MacGill) and the other (Geraldine Fitzgerald) an invalid but more likely a hypochondriac. When a beautiful woman (Ella Raines) comes to work at his place of employment, they fall in love and the woman becomes a threat to the "sick" sister who fears her brother will abandon her.  Based on the play by Thomas Job, this is an enjoyable psychological thriller (though some consider it noir) with a few twists and turns. Sadly, everything that's good about it gets done in in the film's final couple of minutes thanks to the Hays code. It's still a very good film but the nasty aftertaste that minute and a half leaves is hard to get rid of. Sanders, one of the gread cads of cinema, has one of his rare sympathetic roles and he's quite touching. Fitzgerald is also very good as she masks her true nature under a guise of delicate nicety. Solidly directed by Robert Siodmak. With Sara Allgood, Ethel Griffies, Barbara Pepper, Will Wright and Irene Tedrow.