Director curtis harrington starring shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks genres horror, suspense. The only extra is a rather hyped trailer, that makes the film seem far trashier than it is. Whoever slew auntie roo is a 1971 british horrorthriller film directed by curtis harrington and. Most people dont realize, however, that the same year she gave an even campier performance in whoever slew auntie roo.
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 bluray includes trailers, plus audio commentary with david del valle and nathaniel bell. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre hansel and gretel twist. Original 1972 horror movie poster shelley winters say goodnight to auntie roo, kiddies. Roo was married to a magician and purports, in the presence of young. Whoever slew auntie roo is a bizarre movie that i wish i liked more than i did. Shelley winters, mark lester, ralph richardson, lionel jeffries, hugh griffith, curtis harrington. In this english film, a group of orphans visiting the home of a wealthy. Yes, the acting was bad, yes there are many plot holes, yes i didnt like any of the characters, but it was still fun to watch. God love her, shell always be the fat lady treading water in the poseidon adventure. The finale was memorable, when we learned whoever slew auntie roo.
Forrest auntie roo played by the delightful shelly winters is a local widow who lives in a giant mansion that is so ornate it. 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. Auntie roo shelley winters, he ran all the way just loves children. The million pound note 1954 starring gregory peck full movie duration. 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. Since the accidental death of katherine, his only child, shelley winters has become insane.
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. Take the overthehill screen siren, slap her into a harebrained thriller, and watch the camp meter explode. Whoever slew auntie roo the grindhouse cinema database. The children are perfect and the style of the movie the mansion, wardrobe, etc.
Death line aka raw meat 1972 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. Rounding out the special features are the trailers for whoever slew auntie roo and other genre films that kino has recently released. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter. Auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas party each year in her mansion, forrest grange. The title screen is the whoever version, but the blus menu uses an original who slew auntie roo. Such is the case with shelley winters overthetop turn as widow rosie forest in 1971s whoever slew auntie roo. A retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in 1920s england. Whoever slew auntie roo 1972 720p bluray flac x264sadpanda. Shelley winters mark lester chloe franks 1972 a british magicians widow shelley winters scares an orphan brother mark lester and sister chloe franks.
Ever since the death of daughter katherine, eccentric mrs. With shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks, ralph richardson. Circus of horrors sci fi horror movie poster full color advertisement film. In reality, she is a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. So when katy coombs chloe franks sneaks into the party with her brother, christopher mark lester, the deranged lady abducts the. It has aspirations in this direction, but in the end i think it misfires. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her. Forrest winters, whos affectionately know to the locals as auntie roo, has been using a medium to try to. On his website fantastic movie musings and ramblings, dave sindelar stated that the film never really. Whoever slew auntie roobluray the grindhouse cinema. The only thing that might have saved whoever slew auntie roo. Whoever slew auntie roo 1972 full movie gina lakinargp. Spend the holidays with auntie roo if you feel a need for a change of pace as a christmas story is shown on tv for the 10,000 time.
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