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Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

  • 19691969
  • MM
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
330
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Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
Thriller
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
330
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    • Mark Robson
    • Larry Cohen(story)
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carol White
    • Paul Burke
    • Mala Powers
    • Mark Robson
    • Larry Cohen(story)
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carol White
    • Paul Burke
    • Mala Powers
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    • 16User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Carol White
    Carol White
    • Cathy Palmer
    Paul Burke
    Paul Burke
    • Jack Byrnes
    Mala Powers
    Mala Powers
    • Meg Stone
    Scott Hylands
    Scott Hylands
    • Kenneth Daly
    James Sikking
    James Sikking
    • Joe Menchell
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Jerry Wolfe
    Mathilda Calnan
    • Ilsa
    • (as Matilda Calnan)
    Gene Lyons
    Gene Lyons
    • Dr. Blanker
    Dennis Patrick
    Dennis Patrick
    • Dr. Parkington
    Barry Cahill
    Barry Cahill
    • FBI Agent Crosley
    Rachel Ames
    Rachel Ames
    • Dr. Parkington's Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Edith Atwater
    Edith Atwater
    • Hospital Desk Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    John Dennis
    John Dennis
    • Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Faulkner
    Edward Faulkner
    • Cop at Dixon's Party
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Hobbs
    Peter Hobbs
    • Cathy's Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Holcombe
    Harry Holcombe
    • Inspector Dixon
    • (uncredited)
    Andrea King
    Andrea King
    • Brenda Frazier
    • (uncredited)
    Ron Masak
    Ron Masak
    • Paul Fleming
    • (uncredited)
      • Mark Robson
      • Larry Cohen(story) (screenplay)
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Scott Hylands.
    • Goofs
      When Cathy Palmer is on a train going home the train is being pulled by a single diesel engine, but when the train arrives at the station in San Carlos it is being pulled by two diesel engines.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
      Lyrics by Dory Previn

      Music by John Williams

      Sung by Lyn Roman

    User reviews16

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    6/10
    Wasted potential
    DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING might be of interest to film academics looking to analyze attitudes about abortion and motherhood in the wake of the 60s sexual revolution. For those wanting a good thriller, they'll have to look elsewhere. Leadenly paced and poorly acted (with one exception), this movie feels like it was made for television. It boggles the mind to think the director was responsible for some of the best Val Lewton chillers back in the 1940s.

    The single bright spot is Scott Hylands as the stalker villain. His stare is chilling and his vengeful plot is truly disturbing. Such a shame the woman he's menacing isn't up to snuff-- Carol White's performance is wooden and her character is often unlikable, treating the people around her like garbage when it isn't warranted. This makes it very hard to root for her, a deadly problem for a suspense thriller.

    Also, that title song is truly putrid, dated in the worst possible way and almost comical in how it blatantly describes on-screen action. Hard to believe the legendary John Williams was responsible for that travesty-- though to be fair to him, most of the score is alright, if nothing exceptional.
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    • Dec 30, 2022

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1969 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Mark Hopkins Hotel - 999 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Red Lion
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Mono

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