Deadlier than the male is a 1967 british adventure crime neo noir mystery film. And since forrest has flipped her lid, she decides to kidnap the children. The woman cant let go of her tragic past, she cant stand to be alone, and the children. Whoever slew auntie roo is a 1971 british horrorthriller film directed by curtis harrington and. It has aspirations in this direction, but in the end i. Shelley winters and hugh griffith have won oscars in the same year. The woman cant let go of her tragic past, she cant stand to be alone, and the children, chiefly the brother, wants to keep his sister to himself. Her best remembered role was as jane reid, the witchcraftobsessed little daughter of christopher lee in the amicus horror anthology film the house that dripped blood 1970. It takes place around christmas and each year auntie roo invites some of the local orphans to her home to stay a few days and enjoy parties. Following the success of bette davis and joan crawford in whatver happened to baby jane. A retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in 1920s england. This is a retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in england in the 1920s.
For weeks wed ask each other, whoever slew auntie roo. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. Franks was born in london, england, on 1 september 1963. Whoever slew auntie roo not to be confused with the wonderfully demented cat in the hat spoof who slew simon thaddeus mulberry pew. Audiences originally saw this one under the shortened title of who slew auntie roo.
In case something is wrong or missing kindly let us know by. Hush, sweet charlotte, and whats the matter with helen. It was given an r rating in the united states for some violence, gore, strong adult content, and nudity. Take the overthehill screen siren, slap her into a harebrained thriller, and watch the camp meter explode.
Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. The snorkel is a 1958 british thriller film from hammer films. Shelley winters plays an eccentric widow who loves her children to death. I thought from the title which is generic for this run of films but. The horror hag trend of giving older hollywood actresses juicy roles in horror movies had been going strong for a decade when shelley winters starred in her third contribution to the cycle, whoever slew auntie roo. In this english film, a group of orphans visiting the home of a. The children are perfect and the style of the movie the mansion, wardrobe, etc.
After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, auntie roo has been looking for a dead ringer replacement. Aug 31, 2016 the title screen is the whoever version, but the blus menu uses an original who slew auntie roo. Shes kept the corpse of his daughter in a hidden room and spends a lot of time and money trying to contact her soul with the help of ralph richardson, a fake medium. The only extra is a rather hyped trailer, that makes the film seem far trashier than it is.
The film stars judy geeson as a psychologicallyfragile woman who, upon relocating to a rural boarding school where her husband has taken a job, finds herself being tormented by a. Auntie roo shelley winters, he ran all the way just loves children. Whoever slew auntie roo from the grindhouse cinema database. Forrest auntie roo played by the delightful shelly winters is a local widow who lives in a giant mansion that is so ornate it almost looks like a gingerbread house. Winters as best supporting actress for the diary of anne frank 1959 and griffith as best supporting actor for benhur 1959. Thats whats great about films like whoever slew auntie roo, you can overact to the max and no one will criticize you. Such is the case with shelley winters overthetop turn as widow rosie forest in 1971s whoever slew auntie roo. Whoever slew auntie roo bluray from the grindhouse cinema database whoever slew auntie roo. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online. It was directed by guy green and stars peter van eyck, betta st.
Chitty chitty bang bang, hugh griffith benhur and the great ralph richardson the fallen idol. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Watch the moth diaries full movie online 123movie watch the moth diaries 123movies online for free. Shelley winters mark lester chloe franks 1972 a british magicians widow shelley winters scares an orphan. Watch more curtis harringtons movies for free on yify tv. Posters exist with the fulllength title, and one of those appears on the dvd cover.
Nearly prefiguring kubricks the shining it is the tale of the last days of auntie roo, shelly winters, in what the children of the local orphanage call the gingerbread house. The title screen is the whoever version, but the blus menu uses an original who slew auntie roo. It is one of the many takeoffs of james bond produced during the 1960s, but is based on an already established detective fiction hero, bulldog drummond richard johnson director terence youngs original preference to play james bond stars as drummond, updated to a suave korean war veteran, now an insurance. Curtis harrington and shelly winters follow up whats the matter with helen. Much of our sympathy has to do with harringtons sensitivity and insight towards the addled woman at the center of this dark fairy tale, and much of. What the peeper saw 1972 full movie download full hd youtube. Whoever slew auntie roobluray the grindhouse cinema. Optional english subtitles, audio commentary with film historian david del valle and film scholar nathaniel bell trailers. So when katy coombs chloe franks sneaks into the party with her brother, christopher mark lester, the deranged lady abducts the. The crawling eye in the united states is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s.
Both transfers have been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. Nov 24, 2016 this is a retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in england in the 1920s. Spinks mystery in dracula,s castle 1972 part1 2 betamax tape. I thought from the title which is generic for this run of films but just a little extra silly with the childlike rhyme that it was going to be more of a horror comedy. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre.
No doubt that shelley winters assumed the title role in whoever slew auntie roo for a chance to really chew the scenery. Its a horror and mystery movie with an average rotten tomatoes critics score of 57% and an average imdb audience. To the children and staff at the orphanage, auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas party each year in her mansion. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies. Oct, 2009 shelley winters plays an eccentric widow who loves her children to death. Baker and monty berman, directed by quentin lawrence, that stars forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, and janet munro. Like the greatest camp, auntie roo is unafraid to strike a frankly tragic note. To the children and staff at the orphanage, auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas party each year in her mansion, forrest grange.
Harrison, who is delivering a whole piglet by horsecart. Debbie reynolds, shelley winters, dennis weaver, micheal mac liammoir, agnes moorehead, helene winston, peggy rea, logan ramsey, paulle clark, yvette vickers, molly dodd, sammee lee jones, mark lester, chloe franks, ralph richardson, lionel jeffries, hugh griffith, rosalie crutchley, pat. I remember going to the theatre and watching this as a kid with my mom. The moth diaries 123movies 123 movies watch full movie.
Mgms double feature disc series continues with a twin pack of curtis harringtondirected horror films starring shelley winters at the beginning of the end of a respectable career in film. Lust for a vampire also known as love for a vampire or to love a vampire the latter title was used on american television is a 1971 british hammer horror film directed by jimmy sangster, starring ralph bates, barbara jefford, suzanna leigh, michael johnson, and yutte stensgaard. Am i overreacting, or does anybody else think that these kids are budding serial killers. The bluray includes trailers, plus audio commentary with david del valle and nathaniel bell. Whoever slew auntie roo is a bizarre movie that i wish i liked more than i did. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Auntie roo winters is a rich but lonely older woman who spends most of her nights conducting seances with a fraud charlatan ralph richardson trying to connect to her now.
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