The Stepmother (1972 film)
| The Stepmother | |
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| Directed by | Howard L. Avedis |
| Screenplay by | Howard L. Avedis |
| Produced by | Howard L. Avedis |
| Starring | Alejandro Rey John Anderson Katherine Justice Larry Linville Marlene Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Jack Beckett |
| Edited by | Ralph J. Hall Tony De Zarraga |
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Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Stepmother is a 1972 suspense film directed and produced by Howard L. Avedis and released theatrically in the U.S. by Crown International Pictures. It stars Alejandro Rey as an architect who murders a client he suspects is having an affair with his wife.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Alejandro Rey as Frank Delgado
- John Anderson as Inspector Darnezi
- Katherine Justice as Margo Delgado
- Larry Linville as Dick Hill
- Marlene Schmidt as Sonya Hill
- Claudia Jennings as Rita
- Rudy Herrera Jr. as Steve Delgado
Awards[edit]
Composer Sammy Fain and lyricist Paul Francis Webster were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Strange Are the Ways of Love."[1]
Reception[edit]
Leonard Maltin, writing in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, gave the film one-and-a-half-stars, commenting that, "Rey is okay as anti-hero of this cheapie murder-suspenser in the Hitchcock mold."[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Stepmother (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 1317. ISBN 978-0452289789.
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