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Summary:
In this chilling blood-tale in "Psycho" style, Robert Bloch modernizes the Lizzy Borden story. A wife (Joan Crawford) literally axes her cheating husband and his lover, witnessed by her three-year-old daughter. Mom is packed off to the insane asylum for 20 years before reuniting with the daughter (Diane Baker). From this point, the axe murders continue along a contrived plot int... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Joan Crawford - (Lucy Harbin)
Diane Baker - (Carol Harbin)
Leif Erickson - (Bill Cutler)
Howard St. John - (Raymond Fields)
Rochelle Hudson - (Emily Cutler)
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Review:
This vintage William Castle shocker draws inspiration from Psycho, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, and old Joan Crawford melodramas like Mildred Pierce in equal measure. The result is too derivative to be considered a classic, but its blend of campy thrills and surreal shocks make it a lot of fun. The script, penned by Psycho a... Continue >>
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