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The House That Would Not Die

  • TV Movie
  • 19701970
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
803
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The House That Would Not Die (1970)
  • Horror
A woman and her niece move into an ancestral house in the Amish countryside haunted by two ghosts from the Revolutionary War.A woman and her niece move into an ancestral house in the Amish countryside haunted by two ghosts from the Revolutionary War.A woman and her niece move into an ancestral house in the Amish countryside haunted by two ghosts from the Revolutionary War.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
803
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Llewellyn Moxey
  • Writers
    • Henry Farrell
    • Barbara Michaels(novel "Ammie, Come Home")
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Richard Egan
    • Michael Anderson Jr.
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Llewellyn Moxey
  • Writers
    • Henry Farrell
    • Barbara Michaels(novel "Ammie, Come Home")
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Richard Egan
    • Michael Anderson Jr.
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Michael Anderson Jr. in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Anderson Jr. in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Anderson Jr. in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Michael Anderson Jr., Richard Egan, and Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Mabel Albertson, Michael Anderson Jr., Richard Egan, Doreen Lang, and Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Michael Anderson Jr., and Richard Egan in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Anderson Jr. in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Egan in The House That Would Not Die (1970)

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Ruth Bennettas Ruth Bennett
    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • Pat McDougalas Pat McDougal
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    • Stan Whitmanas Stan Whitman
    Kitty Winn
    Kitty Winn
    • Sara Dunningas Sara Dunning
    • (as Katherine Winn)
    Doreen Lang
    Doreen Lang
    • Sylvia Wallas Sylvia Wall
    Mabel Albertson
    Mabel Albertson
    • Mrs. McDougalas Mrs. McDougal
    • Director
      • John Llewellyn Moxey
    • Writers
      • Henry Farrell
      • Barbara Michaels(novel "Ammie, Come Home")
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Based on the Novel by Barbara Michaels, Ammie Come Home.
    • Goofs
      A boom mic is briefly visible on the windshield of Richard Egan's car when he meets Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Anderson Jr. outside the Hall of Records.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon (1993)

    User reviews26

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    Top review
    6/10
    Never Fear, Babs is Here!
    As any fan of classic film and cheeseball TV knows, Barbara Stanwyck was one durable dame. The woman who conquered the corporate world in 1933's "Baby Face" and blasted gun-toting outlaws on "The Big Valley" is more than a match for the wind machines and bad actors who challenge her in this cheapo 1970 made-for, which is why it's ultimately not that scary or suspenseful. It's also hampered by a cobwebbed ghost story plot -- a maiden aunt and her dewy young niece move into an old house only to learn (oh no!) that it's haunted. Still, it's always fun to hang out with Babs, so "The House that Wouldn't Die" isn't a complete waste of time. It's like decaffeinated coffee, a short, mild indulgence that won't keep you awake at night.

    Miss Stanwyck plays Ruth, a career Washington bureaucrat who takes a sabbatical (Civil Service rules must have been a lot more relaxed during the Nixon administration) and moves to a late distant relative's house near where her fluttery niece Sarah, played by Kitty Wynn, plans to attend college. If Stanwyck is above this sort of downmarket Gothic, Wynn is perfect for it since she seems born to play wide-eyed, helpless young ingénues -- the only time her voice rises above a quivering whisper is when she screams, which she does enough to wake the dead. The dead, however, don't seem to appreciate the intrusion so they start possessing various characters and making them act homicidal. Having apparently exhausted the budget on Babs' salary and nifty wardrobe (the cranberry pantsuit she dons toward the end of the flick is particularly chic), the producers could only afford a single special effect -- a megawatt wind machine which gets switched onto high every time one of the undead makes an appearance. This motif is a bit too indicative, but it's also the only way you'll know that Richard Egan, who plays Babs' romantic interest, has transformed from gentlemanly anthropology professor next door to malevolent spirit. His facial expression doesn't change otherwise. Rounding out this intrepid quartet is someone named Michael Anderson Jr. as Professor Egan's swishy grad student and Kitty's chaste love interest. The movie could be unwatchably dull but isn't, thanks to Babs' stalwart presence. However, it could be atmospherically creepy but isn't, thanks to Egan's granite stiffness and a script that sounds like it was penned by the "Scooby Doo" staff during a prime time writers' strike ("try and open up this old writing desk . . . these things are usually crammed with old letters and papers" declares Babs, perhaps unaware that she's channeling Velma Dinkley). Still, Miss Barbara Stanwyck offers a primer on how to maintain your dignity during the twilight of your career. Someone should have forced Bette Davis to watch this movie.
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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Geisterhaus
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Aaron Spelling Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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