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The Mad Room

Play trailer Poster for The Mad Room PG,  1969,  1h 32m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ellen Hardy (Stella Stevens) 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 (Shelley Winters), 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.

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Mar 29, 2019 Loosely adapted from the 1940 play and 1941 film, Ladies in Retirement, The Mad Room is a slow building, sinister thriller that explores themes of insanity and mistrust. Stylistically, it combines traditional, noir-ish cinematography with occasional new wave elements like jumbled, overlapping dialogue and splashes of paint-red blood. Unfortunately, the creepy story is ultimately somewhat undermined by a campy plot device and abrupt ending. See more
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Bernard Girard

Director

Stella Stevens

Ellen Hardy

Shelley Winters

Mrs. Armstrong

Skip Ward

Sam Aller

Carol Cole

Chris

Severn Darden

Nate

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Synopsis Ellen Hardy (Stella Stevens) 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 (Shelley Winters), 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.
Director
Bernard Girard
Screenwriter
Garrett Fort, Reginald Denham, Bernard Girard, A. Martin Zweiback
Production Co
Columbia
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1969, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 10, 2013
Runtime
1h 32m
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