Picture Mommy Dead (1966)

Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered over the fiery death of her mother. Her father has a new wife, who has only married him for ... See full summary »

Director:

Bert I. Gordon

Writer:

Robert Sherman (screenplay)

Stars:

Don Ameche, Martha Hyer, Susan Gordon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Don Ameche	...	Edward Shelley
Martha Hyer	...	Francene Shelley
Susan Gordon	...	Susan Shelley
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Jessica Flagmore Shelley
Maxwell Reed	...	Anthony Flagmore
Wendell Corey	...	Lawyer Clayborn
Signe Hasso	...	Sister René
Anna Lee	...	Elsie Kornwald
Steffi Henderson	...	3rd Woman at Estate Sale
Kelly Corcoran	...	Little Boy at Estate Sale
Paulle Clark	...	1st Woman at Estate Sale
Marlene Tracy	...	2nd Woman at Estate Sale

Storyline

Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered over the fiery death of her mother. Her father has a new wife, who has only married him for the money left to him by Zsa Zsa. Susan is still haunted by her mother's memory, and her step-mother is conspiring with her lover, Maxwell Reed, to get the troubled girl to lead them to Zsa Zsa's missing diamond necklace.

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Plot Keywords:

necklace | catholic hospital | dead mother | stepmother | woman strangled to death | 

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Taglines:

An Inferno of Terror!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1970 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Color Mommy Dead

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bert I. Gordon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Greystone, the Beverly Hills mansion that doubles as the Shelley home, was unfurnished. Director Bert I. Gordon finagled and wound-up obtaining all of the furnishings from newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst's New York City apartment for use in the movie.

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Soundtracks

"The Hearse Song"
(uncredited)
Performed by Susan Gordon

User Reviews

A rare cult classic!

Martha Hyer, Don Ameche, and Zsa Zsa Gabor in a horror film?

-- It's definitely cult material. The three stars give unusually good performances for this type of film, with the rest of the cast over and under-acting. Truly an unusual horror film, the plot of this haunted mansion-whodunit isn't as predictable as it would seem. It's hard to find, but worth it.