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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 82/100. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 380 1970s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray's sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks.
Ratings
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
132 audience votes
Key crew
- Leonard KastleDirector
- Leonard KastleScreenplay
Cast
- Shirley StolerMartha
- Tony Lo BiancoRay
- Mary Jane HigbyJanet
- Doris RobertsBunny
- Kip McArdleDelphine
- Marilyn ChrisMyrtle
- Dortha DuckworthMother
- Barbara CasonEvelyn
- Ann HarrisDoris
- Mary BreenRainelle
- Elsa RavenMatron
- Mary EngelLucy
Stills
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