Dear Dead Delilah
| Dear Dead Delilah | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Farris |
| Screenplay by | John Farris |
| Produced by | Jack Clement |
| Starring | Agnes Moorehead Michael Ansara Will Geer Dennis Patrick Robert Gentry |
| Cinematography | William R. Johnson |
| Edited by | Ron Dorfman |
| Music by | Bill Justis |
Production companies | Jack Music, Inc. |
Release date | 1972 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dear Dead Delilah is a 1972 American low-budget horror film starring Agnes Moorehead.[1][2] It was filmed on location in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] Film star Agnes Moorehead was in ill health during production, so her character was written to be in a wheelchair as part of the story. Moorehead died less than 2 years after the film was released.
Plot
A terminally ill matriarch in a Southern mansion finds herself surrounded by murderous relatives after her estate.
Cast
- Agnes Moorehead as Delilah Charles
- Will Geer as Roy Jurroe
- Michael Ansara as Morgan Charles
- Dennis Patrick as Doctor Alonzo Charles
- Anne Meacham as Grace Charles
- Robert Gentry as Richard
- Patricia Carmichael as Luddy Dublin
- Elizabeth Eis as Ellen
- Ruth Baker as Buffy
- Ann Gibbs as Young Luddy (as Anne Gibbs)
- John Marriott as Marshall
Critical reception
TV Guide dismissed it as "Really, really lame";[4] and Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings noted, "this one is for axe murder completists only."[5]
See also
References
- ^ "AFI-Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ "Dear, Dead Delilah (1970)".
- ^ "Dear Dead Delilah (1972) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Dear, Dead Delilah". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "dear dead delilah - Search Results - Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings". fantasticmoviemusings.com.
External links
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