Sure she keeps her dead daughters bones sitting in a coffin next to her room, singing to them. In this english film, a group of orphans visiting the home of a wealthy, retired singer. On this episode of the bmovie cast mary, nic and juan are checking out a strange little sortof christmas movie called whoever slew auntie roo. A retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in 1920s england. Shelley winters plays an eccentric widow who loves her children to death. Watch the cat creature tv movie 1973 movie streaming online. Curtis harrington and shelly winters follow up whats the matter with helen. Hush, sweet charlotte, and whats the matter with helen. Nov 24, 2016 this is a retelling of the old tale of hansel and gretel, but set in england in the 1920s. 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. Auntie roo is unafraid to strike a frankly tragic note.
Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Watch32 mike and dave need wedding dates 2016 full movie hd 1080p bluray. Both are on a single dvd and are a lot of kitschy fun. Its set in england and stars shelley winters, mark lester, and ralph richardson. 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.
Between richardson, albie, and the children id say auntie roo is justified in killing some people. With a mummified daughter in the attic revealed in the title sequence, so this isnt a spoiler, ex floradora girl rosie. This month, kino lorber has released whoever slew auntie roo. The finale was memorable, when we learned whoever slew auntie roo. She lives alone in a magnificent mansion in 1920s england and. Whoever slew auntie roo is a 1971 british horrorthriller film directed by curtis harrington and starring shelley winters, mark lester, and sir ralph richardson. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter. Just click on the download, watch now or start a free trial buttons and. 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. An interesting director, curtis harrington came from a slightly experimental shortsubject background, and wrote one of the earliest critical essays on classic horror films back in 1952 see the horror film reader. Shelly winters is great at playing unhinged characters.
From the opening scene, it is obvious that rosie forrest aka auntie roo is completely insane. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre hansel and gretel twist. Both transfers have been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. Roo throws lavish christmas parties for local orphans and decides she wants to kidnap katy because of the girls resemblance to roo s. I love this period of horror films, and whoever slew auntie roo. Widow shelley winters scares orphans mark lester, chloe franks, like hansel and gretel. There are some artifacts original to the films release remaining, like errant blue bits. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, auntie roo has been looking for a dead ringer replacement. Had winters gone full on nuts whoever slew auntie roo. Find everything you need to know about new movies at. With shelley winters, mark lester, chloe franks, ralph richardson. Harrington made two madefortelevision movies based on screenplays by robert bloch. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. Optional english subtitles, audio commentary with film.
Whoever slew auntie roo was the followup to what ever happened to aunt alice and what s the matter with helen. The movie is full of unfulfilled plotlines and strange unsatisfying twists like a moment near the end of the film involving the childrens goodness that puts their story in question. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. To the children and staff at the orphanage, auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas party.
Shes just so adorable, and kind, and nice, and charming. Since the accidental death of katherine, his only child, shelley winters has become insane. Shelley winters mark lester chloe franks 1972 a british magicians widow. Auntie roo shelley winters, he ran all the way just loves children. Watch elviras movie macabre season 1, episode 46 whoever slew auntie roo modern version of hansel and gretel. A demented widow lures ll unsuspecting children into her mansion. A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre.
Staring ralph richardson, mark lester, debbie reynolds and shelley winters. Shelley winters brand new sealed at the best online prices at. Shelley winters onset of the film, whoever slew auntie roo stock. Shelley winters plays auntie roo, a lonely but wealthy widow living in england. Whoever slew auntie roo the grindhouse cinema database. Optional english subtitles, audio commentary with film historian david del valle and film scholar nathaniel bell trailers. Sure she keeps her dead daughters bones sitting in a coffin next to her room, singing to them nightly. To the children and staff at the orphanage, auntie roo is a kindly american widow who gives them a lavish christmas. The more straightforward of the two titles, whoever slew auntie roo. Oct, 2009 shelley winters plays an eccentric widow who loves her children to death. Well i am publishing this to let you know that downloading h. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies. Aug 31, 2016 the setting is gorgeous, pure victorian cacophony with lovely christmas decor.
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. Whoever slew auntie roo 1971 pricepirates price comparison. The woman cant let go of her tragic past, she cant stand to be alone, and the children. Early 30s comedymystery involving magicians, fake psychics and murder. And since forrest has flipped her lid, she decides to kidnap the children. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Horror music mystery romance science fiction tv movie thriller war western. Whoever slew auntie roo not to be confused with the wonderfully demented cat in the hat spoof who slew simon thaddeus mulberry pew. Forrest shelley winters, whos known as auntie roo, has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party.
Instead, curtis harrington and company take a more subdued approach, telling a tale of a sad woman realizing the good things in life will never. 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. The problem with this film is that shelly winters wasnt that mad at all and the. Whoever slew auntie roo from the grindhouse cinema database.
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