THE MONKEY'S PAW 1948 (RENOWN)

This is a British version of the oft filmed tale.

The movie slowly builds to a woman wishing that her dead son would return from the dead after an automobile accident.

I assume that everyone reading this knows how the story goes and most versions never show too much. However, this is a let down as you never see the son, but you know he's at the door of the home before he is wished back to the grave.

This runs just over an hour which is good, but it might have been even better at 30 minutes. The cast is good in their respective roles and the direction is well handled.

I can recommend this only to those who have never seen the tale told in other movies.