The story begins in the Illinois State Penitentiary where Ralph Drake is about to be executed for the murder of his wife. Read More »
Tag Archives: Curtis Harrington
Night Tide / Girl from Beneath the Sea (1961) Curtis Harrington, Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir
On leave in a shore side town, Johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman. Read More »
What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971) Curtis Harrington, Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver
Set in the 30s, Helen and Adelle are two women whose sons commit a gruesome murder. Read More »
Games (1967) Curtis Harrington, Simone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross
A young hip New York couple, Jennifer and Paul Montgomery, love to play games. Read More »
Queen of Blood (1966) Curtis Harrington, John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith
A spaceship is sent to Mars after a alien distress signal is picked up. Read More »
Killer Bees (1974) Curtis Harrington, Edward Albert, Kate Jackson, Roger Davis, Horror, Mystery
A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard. Read More »
Whoever slew Auntie Roo? (1972) Curtis Harrington, Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Horror, Thriller
This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920s. 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. Read More »
The Killing Kind (1973) Curtis Harrington, Ann Sothern, John Savage, Ruth Roman, Crime, Drama, Horror
Young Terry Lambert returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer and the girl who framed him. But his real problem is his overbearing mother, whose boarding house he resides in and who keeps bringing him glasses of chocolate milk. One of her boarders, Lori, becomes attracted to him. However, while he was serving his prison sentence, Terry developed an interest in rough, violent sex, and gory death. Now, one by one, some of the town’s women pop up dead.
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Mata Hari (1985) Curtis Harrington, Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias, Drama, Thriller, War, Erotic
Based loosely on the real-life story of the World War I spy. The exotic dancer uses her contacts in European high society, along with her seductive charm, to collect military secrets during the war. She successfully plays both sides against each other until at last her deceptions catch up with her.
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