The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Gil LaskyWriter
- Philip S. GilbertDirector
Cast
- Gloria GrahameMrs. Deere
- Melody PattersonEllie Masters
- Milton SelzerHarold Mullins
- Vic TaybackCalvin Carruthers
- Len LesserTom Kredge
- Terri MessinaBunch
- Ronald TaftWalter
- Dennis ChristopherPete
- Peter ArmstrongErnest
- Maggie CoreyJennifer
- Mary StrawberryNurse
- Louise SherrillEdna Masters
Stills
Themes
prostituteorphanageslasherproto-slasher