Alright, if you think about it, the story is pretty silly and has had the disservice of many worse imitators. However, Telly Savalas gives a strong performance as Erich, the mean step-father of a little girl with a very special doll. Watched nowadays I don't think it retains the scary quality that people tend to remember, but it is well executed. Mary La Roche (from A World Of His Own, series one) is the gentle mother living under her cold husband's thumb. The great voice actress of Looney Tunes and hundreds of other cartoons, June Foray speaks the lines of Talky Tina. The doll is intent on making the little girl happy whatever it takes and states her homicidal intention early on in her cheerful voice.
Attributed to Charles Beaumont this is a story ghost written by Jerry Sohl as Beaumont was suffering from Alzheimers disease by then.
Fun from the fabulous Miss Foray and Telly Savalas at a stage in his career when he made lots of good stuff as a character actor ('Cape Fear', 'The Birdman Of Alcatraz',etc).
Attributed to Charles Beaumont this is a story ghost written by Jerry Sohl as Beaumont was suffering from Alzheimers disease by then.
Fun from the fabulous Miss Foray and Telly Savalas at a stage in his career when he made lots of good stuff as a character actor ('Cape Fear', 'The Birdman Of Alcatraz',etc).