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Who Slew Auntie Roo?

Play trailer Poster for Who Slew Auntie Roo? PG-13,  1972,  1h 29m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mrs. Forrest (Shelley Winters), who's known as "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. So when Katy Coombs (Chloe Franks) sneaks into the party with her brother, Christopher (Mark Lester), the deranged lady abducts the young girl with the hopes of replacing her daughter. Christopher must then try to save Katy.
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Saffron Maeve Screen Slate Jul 2, 2022
An exercise in hagsploitation and mommy issues (the two are seldom mutually exclusive), Preminger pastiche and folk-tale simplicity, <i>Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?</i> is a terribly good time. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Sep 30, 2020
2/5
Anyone expecting thrills, either campy or creepy, will be disappointed in this Curtis Harrington title, a director who usually excels in weird, offbeat genre efforts. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos Jan 23, 2020
Like the greatest camp, Auntie Roo is unafraid to strike a frankly tragic note. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com May 11, 2006
2/5
Shelley Winters tries the Baby Jane route, unfortunately. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 19, 2005
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 10, 2005
3/5
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Albus L Apr 14, 2019 An interesting film, sad in many ways, a woman loses her child and is taken advantage by staff, but she kidnaps two orphans from the local orphanage who are quite cruel to her. mixed up and sad but very watchable See more
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Curtis Harrington

Director

Shelley Winters

Mrs. Forrest

Mark Lester

Christopher Coombs

Chloe Franks

Katy Coombs

Ralph Richardson

Mr. Benton

Lionel Jeffries

Inspector Ralph Willoughby

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Synopsis Mrs. Forrest (Shelley Winters), who's known as "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. So when Katy Coombs (Chloe Franks) sneaks into the party with her brother, Christopher (Mark Lester), the deranged lady abducts the young girl with the hopes of replacing her daughter. Christopher must then try to save Katy.
Director
Curtis Harrington
Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson, Jimmy Sangster
Screenwriter
Robert Blees, Jimmy Sangster
Production Co
American Internat'l Pics
Rating
PG-13 (Some Disturbing Behavior|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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