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What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)As Aunt Alice, Ruth Gordon applies for the job of housekeeper in the Tucson, Arizona home of widow Claire Marrable in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend, Edna ... See full summary » Director:Lee H. Katzin |
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Title: What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
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Mrs. Clare Marrable
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| Ruth Gordon | ... |
Mrs. Dimmock aka Aunt Alice
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| Rosemary Forsyth | ... |
Harriet Vaughn
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| Robert Fuller | ... |
Mike Darrah
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| Mildred Dunnock | ... |
Miss Edna Tinsley
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Joan Huntington | ... |
Julia Lawson
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Peter Brandon | ... |
George Lawson
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Michael Barbera | ... |
Jim Vaughn
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Mr. Bentley
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Richard Angarola | ... |
Sheriff Armijo
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Claire Kelly | ... |
Elva
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Valerie Allen | ... |
Dottie
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Martin Garralaga | ... |
Juan
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Jack Bannon | ... |
Olin
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Seth Riggs | ... |
Warren
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As Aunt Alice, Ruth Gordon applies for the job of housekeeper in the Tucson, Arizona home of widow Claire Marrable in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend, Edna Tilsney. The crazed Page, left only a stamp album by her husband, takes money from her housekeepers, kills them, and buries the bodies in her garden. Alice is a widow too. So is neighbor Harriet Vaughn. Lots of widows here. Written by alfiehitchie
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What makes her garden grow... wouldn't you like to know! See more »Parents Guide:
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20 August 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Mansão dos Desaparecidos See more »Company Credits
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Associates & Aldrich Company, The, Palomar Pictures (I) See more »
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Claire Marrable: Have I? Actually I think I've done rather well.
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'Helen Hayes' was considered for a role in this film. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the movie, when Page is wearing the red wig, driving the 1960 Lincoln Continental with Gordon half-passed-out in the front seat, the interior shots show the car to be a 1961 or 1962 General Motors vehicle (you can tell by the vent window and dashboard). Then it becomes a 1960 Lincoln again when they show the outside shots, and when the car goes into the lake. The Lincoln has a perfect rectangle vent window at a 90 degree angle; the GM car has a teardrop shaped vent which is slanted back. See more »Quotes
Julia Lawson: You've had such rotten luck with your housekeepers Aunt Claire.Claire Marrable: Have I? Actually I think I've done rather well.
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Geraldine Page gives a stellar performance as a whacked-out nutzo who delights in making compost out of her housekeepers and then stealing their money. Alas, along comes Ruth Gordon (at her snoopiest, sneakiest best) to investigate her friend's death, and then the gray hair flies. The scene in which these two senior citizens duke it out makes you see that adrenaline still pumps after age 60 (see Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck in the climax of "The Boys from Brazil" if you don't believe me). Ruth Gordon's character reminds me of a sweet yet feisty grandma who wouldn't hesitate to deck you with a right hook if her words didn't get to you. I actually wanted to jump in there and help her kick butt since I liked her character so much. If you like the kind of film that startles you to attention, check this one out. It's very much worth a look.