Obsession
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Film / 1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Directed by
Curtis Harrington
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.
The story
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.
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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