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| Anthony Perkins | ... | Allan | |
| Julie Harris | ... | Katherine | |
| Joan Hackett | ... | Olive | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Raymond | |
| Robert H. Harris | ... | Dr. Ellins | |
| Molly Dodd | ... | Inmate | |
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Billy Bowles | ... | Harold Dennis |
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Trent Dolan | ... | Eric |
| Bill Erwin | ... | Dr. Ames (as William Erwin) | |
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Jeannette Howe | ... | Katherine - Child |
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Kenneth Lawrence | ... | Allan - Child |
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After a fire which killed his father and scarred his sister, a guilt-ridden victim of psychosomatic blindness is released from a mental hospital and goes back home to stay with his estranged sister. However, it appears that someone is out for revenge and wants to drive him crazy. Written by alfiehitchie
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22 September 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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According to Anthony Perkins' contract with Aaron Spelling Productions, the film was originally scheduled to shoot 15 days, for which Anthony Perkins was paid $30,000.00 plus SAG agreements for outside territories and replays. See more »Goofs
When Katherine and Olive go to Allan's room after Allan destroys the tape recorder, you hear the firm knocking on the door before Katherine even touches the door and after she touches the door. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Allan (Anthony Perkins) is blamed for an accidental fire that killed his father (Kent Smith), disfigured his sister (Julie Harris, who wears a plastic device over part of her face) and landed him in an institution. Eight months later, partially blind and guilt-stricken, he's let out of an institution and rents a room from his estranged sibling in an effort to put his life back together, but someone is out for revenge and wants to drive him crazy. Is it his darling sis? Friendly neighbor/ex-girlfriend Olive (Joan Hackett)? The creepy new boarder? The father back from the grave? Or is it just in Allan's mind?
Perkins can do the paranoid/fragile/slipping-sanity act in sleep and Harris and Hackett offer good support, but this telepic is dull, light on plot and fizzles out way before the finale. Blurry POV shots and murky photography make for a pretty oppressive viewing experience. Henry Farrell adapted his novel of the same name. Aaron Spelling was the executive producer.