The Mad Room

"Forgive them... Forgive them... Forgive them..."

Aug 8 1969 M 1h 33m
Drama, Horror

Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they were put there after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardize Ellen's plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong's stepson. She struggles with anxiety -- until Mrs. Armstrong suddenly turns up dead.

Plot

Remake of 1941's "Ladies in Retirement" has Stella Stevens playing companion to wealthy, loony widow and she soon brings her brother and sister to live with them after they are released from an asylum for brutally murdering their parents years before. Now there appear to be skeletons that Stevens has worked so hard to keep hidden, ready to tumble out of her closet.

Written by

Reginald Denham, Edward Percy, Garrett Fort

Directed by

Bernard Girard

Cast

Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Skip Ward

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
754
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA