Gruesome tale of murder, mayhem and a sinister country orphanage. Mrs. Deere: Gloria Grahame. Ellie: Melody Patterson. Mullins: Milton Selzer. Walter: Ronald Taft. Tom: Len Lesser. Bunch: Terri Messina. Carruthers: Vic Tayback. Pete: Dennis Christopher. Ernest: Peter Armstrong. Jennifer: Maggie Corey. Directed by Philip Gilbert.
Gloria Grahame rules over her orphan asylum with an iron hand--not to mention a claw hammer and a cleaver. Manages to keep some tension despite murky photography and muddy sound.