Synopsis
Mrs Rosie Forrest, aka 'Auntie Roo', has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for a party. But Roo isn't completely sane; she lost her husband and is obsessed with her deceased daughter, whose corpse she still keeps in the house. When Katy Coombs sneaks into the party with her brother, Christopher, the deranged biddy abducts the young girl with the hopes of replacing her daughter.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenneth V. JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Jimmy SangsterScreenplay
- Curtis HarringtonDirector
- Robert BleesScreenplay
Cast
- Shelley WintersMrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
- Mark LesterChristopher Coombs
- Chloe FranksKaty Coombs
- Ralph RichardsonMr Benton
- Lionel JeffriesPolice Insp. Willoughby
- Hugh GriffithMr Harrison, The Pigman
- Rosalie CrutchleyMiss Henley
- Pat HeywoodDr Mason
- Judy CornwellClarine
- Michael GothardAlbie
- Jackie CowperAngela Barnes
- Richard BeaumontPeter Brookshire
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Themes
new year's evekidnappingbrotherchristmas treesisterorphanhouse fireteddy bearséancechild kidnappingfake psychicolder brother younger sister