PICTURE MOMMY DEAD-1966-Edward Shelly
(Don Ameche) brings his new wife/ex-nanny Francine (Martha Hyer) and
his daughter Susan (Susan Gordon) to the house where a few years
before Susan witnessed the death of her mother (Zsa Zsa Gabor) (she
doesn't really remember it though). Looks like things aren't going to
go so well as they first meet a scarred cousin named Tony (Maxwell
Reed), then a wise ass hick executor (Wendell Corey). Susan has
inherited a lot of money but can't collect until she's 25 and if she
dies or is declared incompetent then the parents get the money.
Almost immediately she hears voices, sees blood dripping from a
portrait of mom and then actual appearances of mom going up in
flames. Later Francine tries to enlist Tony's help in getting Susan's
inheritance but he rejects her and she kills him with a climbing
hook. She tries to blame the death on Susan but flashbacks reveal
what really happened and how history goes on to repeat itself. The
ending is kind of stupid. (Dad's the loony)
Bert I Gordon strikes again with this
insipid little murder mystery which isn't very original.
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