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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

"She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!"

1972-02-11 Horror 1hr 31m

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

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A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

  • Released
    1972-02-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 31m
  • Genre
    Horror, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.1
  • Production
    Hemdale, American International Pictures

Crew

Curtis Harrington
Director
Jimmy Sangster
Screenplay
James H. Nicholson
Producer
Keywords:
new year's eve kidnapping brother christmas tree sister orphan house fire teddy bear séance child kidnapping fake psychic older brother younger sister christmas orphan siblings magician death of a child hagsploitation

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Cast

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters
Mrs. Forrest
Mark Lester

Mark Lester
Christopher Coombs
Chloe Franks

Chloe Franks
Katy Coombs
Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson
Mr. Benton
Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries
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Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith
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Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Henley
Pat Heywood

Pat Heywood
Dr. Mason
Judy Cornwell

Judy Cornwell
Clarine
Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard
Albie
Jackie Cowper

Jackie Cowper
Angela Barnes
Richard Beaumont

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-05-28

Shelley Winters is super in this oddball horror. She ("Mrs. Forrest") invites ten young children into her mansion-cum-orphanage one Christma... read more

Shelley Winters is super in this oddball horror. She ("Mrs. Forrest") invites ten young children into her mansion-cum-orphanage one Christmas - desperate to fill the void left by the death of her young daughter Katherine. Two children who did not get invited - "Katy" (Chloe Franks) and her brother "Christopher" (Mark Lester) decide that they are not going to be left out - but when the girl ends up locked in the attic, it falls to her brother to manage to convince everyone that his sister has been kidnapped, and that the old lady is not of particularly sound mind! A solid cast support the star here - Sir Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries - in a straight (ash) role for a change, and the always engaging Hugh Griffith, but somehow once the film gets going I expected it to turn comedic. There just isn't any menace. Winters' performance is just scatty, never scary. Still, the ensemble delivers a reasonable script well enough and there are just about enough creepy goings on in the house to sustain it before an ending that i found rather sad.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Shelley Winters is super in this oddball horror. She ("Mrs. Forrest") invites ten young children into her mansion-cum-orphanage one Christmas - desperate to fill the void left by the death of her young daughter Katherine. Two children who d...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-05-28

Shelley Winters is super in this oddball horror. She ("Mrs. Forrest") invites ten young children into her mansion-cum-orphanage one Christmas - desperate to fill the void left by the death of her youn...

read more