The House That Would Not Die

The House That Would Not Die
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Genre	Horror
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	English
Production
Producer	Aaron Spelling
Cinematography	Fleet Southcott
Editor	Art Seid
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 27, 1970 (1970-10-27)

The House That Would Not Die is a 1970 American made-for-television supernatural horror film starring Barbara Stanwyck (in her television film debut), Richard Egan, Michael Anderson Jr. and Kitty Winn. It premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 27, 1970.

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.

Plot

Ruth Bennett has inherited an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the Amish country. She moves into the house with Sara Dunning, her niece. 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, a local professor and Stan Whitman, one of his students, they delve into the history of the house and find a scandal that involves a Revolutionary War General Douglas Campbell, who was suspected of being involved with British enemies, and his daughter Amanda "Ammie", who was presumed to have disappeared after eloping with her boyfriend Anthony. The spirits of Campbell and Ammie take possession of Pat's and Sara's bodies, and it is learned that the general killed Anthony and Ammie the night they tried to elope.

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

Filming location

The House That Would Not Die was filmed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California.

External links

• The House That Would Not Die at IMDb
• The House That Would Not Die at AllMovie
• The House That Would Not Die on YouTube