A Taste of Evil (TV 1971)

On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writer:

Jimmy Sangster

Stars:

Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Parkins, Roddy McDowall

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Miriam Jennings
Barbara Parkins	...	Susan Wilcox
Roddy McDowall	...	Dr. Michael Lomas
William Windom	...	Harold Jennings
Arthur O'Connell	...	John
Bing Russell	...	Sheriff
Dawn Frame	...	Young Susan

Storyline

On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | mental institution | abc movie of the week | victorian era | asylum | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Hauch des Bösen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Jimmy Sangster says on the audio commentary for the Anchor Bay DVD of The Horror of Frankenstein that producer Aaron Spelling thought "A Taste of Evil" was awfully similar to the earlier Sangster-scripted Scream of Fear, a.k.a. "Scram of Fear". Sangster basically admitted that it was the same script, with characters and settings changed to American ones.

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Goofs

In the outdoor pool scene with Miriam and Susan having breakfast.

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Connections

Featured in Dateline NBC (1992)

User Reviews

overall good suspense!

As this movie does not appear to have been released to video, you may not find it anywhere. If you do PLEASE contact me! There were some classic jump up and scare-you-silly scenes as only Barbara Stanwyck could do. I remember sitting in front of my T.V. and jumping backwards across the room! If anyone knows where I can get a copy of this movie, I'd be truly grateful. Thanks Terri (e-mail address) [e-mail]