The House That Would Not Die
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Based on | Ammie Come Home by Barbara Michaels |
Written by | Henry Farrell |
Directed by | John Llewellyn Moxey |
Starring | Barbara Stanwyck Richard Egan Michael Anderson, Jr. Kitty Winn |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Aaron Spelling |
Production location(s) | Paramount Studios Hollywood, California |
Cinematography | Fleet Southcott |
Editor(s) | Art Seid |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Production company(s) | Aaron Spelling Productions |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | October 27, 1970 |
The House That Would Not Die is a 1970 American made-for-television horror film starring Barbara Stanwyck (in her television film debut), Richard Egan, Michael Anderson, Jr. and Kitty Winn which premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 27, 1970.[1]
Henry Farrell, author of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, wrote the teleplay based on the 1968 novel Ammie Come Home by Barbara Michaels, one of several pseudonyms used by author Barbara Mertz.
Contents
Plot
Ruth Bennett (Barbara Stanwyck) has inherited an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where she moves in with her niece Sara (Kitty Winn). The house was built during the Revolutionary era and is said to be haunted by the spirits of its original inhabitants who are disinclined towards hospitality. With the help of Pat McDougal (Richard Egan), a local professor and one of his students, Stan Whitman (Michael Anderson Jr.), they delve into the history of the house and find a scandal that involves a revolutionary war general and his daughter whose spirits take possession of Sara and Pat's bodies.
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Ruth Bennett
- Richard Egan as Pat McDougal
- Michael Anderson Jr. as Stan Whitman
- Kitty Winn as Sara Dunning
- Doreen Lang as Sylvia Wall
- Mabel Albertson as Mrs. McDougal
Production
The House That Would Not Die was filmed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California.
References
- ↑ Karol, Michael. The ABC Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series, retrieved July 22, 2015.
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- 1970 television films
- English-language films
- 1970 horror films
- Horror television films
- American television films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- Witchcraft in film
- Haunted house films
- Ghost films
- Films based on horror novels
- Films set in Pennsylvania
- Films shot in Los Angeles, California
- Films directed by John Llewellyn Moxey