The suspense is so well built up in this chilly drama that it's a pity the end is something of an anti-climax. No fault of the direction or actors: Jimmy Sangster's otherwise impeccable screenplay must shoulder the blame. Sitting perfectly poised on the suspense fence, the film asks the question: is Nanny (Bette Davis at her tightest-lipped) really the deranged and dangerous old woman that 10-year-old Joey (William Dix) alleges? Once or twice, the film descends on the ridiculous, but mostly the audience is kept well strung up awaiting the next development, to the accompaniment of some dramatic background music.


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