Scream, Pretty Peggy
| Scream, Pretty Peggy | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Drama Horror Mystery Thriller |
| Written by |
Jimmy Sangster Arthur Hoffe |
| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
| Starring |
Bette Davis Ted Bessell Sian Barbara Allen |
| Music by | Bob Prince |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lou Morheim |
| Cinematography | Leonard J. South |
| Editor(s) | Larry Strong |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Universal Television |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 24, 1973 |
Scream, Pretty Peggy is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Bette Davis, Ted Bessell and Sian Barbara Allen. It was broadcast as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 24, 1973.
The film was shot on location at the old Noah Dietrich estate above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.[1]
Plot
Peggy is a college student and aspiring artist who works as a housekeeper in the mansion of mysterious recluse Mrs. Elliott and her oddball sculptor son Jeffrey. She becomes suspicious when George Thornton comes to the house looking for his missing daughter, who once worked in the position she now holds, and even more so when she learns Jeffrey's sister, whom she was led to believe was on an extended European vacation, actually is mentally deranged and living in the apartment above the garage. Undaunted by warnings from her employer, Peggy is determined to befriend the girl, a decision that leads to a lot of mysterious doings and a Psycho-inspired climax.
Principal cast
- Bette Davis — Mrs. Elliott
- Ted Bessell — Jeffrey Elliot
- Sian Barbara Allen — Peggy Johns
- Christiane Schmidtmer — Jennifer Elliot
- Charles Drake — George Thornton
- Allan Arbus — Dr. Eugene Saks
- Tovah Feldshuh — Agnes Thornton
References
- ↑ Mother Goddam by Whitney Stine, with a running commentary by Bette Davis, Hawthorn Books, 1974, pg. 336 (ISBN 0-8015-5184-6)