A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
- Awards
- 1 win
Bob Melvin
- Sideshow Man
- (uncredited)
Joanne Riggs
- Chan-yu's Assistant
- (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
- Sideshow Performer
- (uncredited)
Carolyn Stellar
- Woman in the Mirror
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the early stages of production, author-producer Tom Tryon wanted Ingrid Bergman for the role of Ada (the Grandmother), and Mark Lester for the dual roles of Niles and Holland. When Bergman passed due to a previous stage commitment, Uta Hagen was hired and brought aboard twins Chris Udvarnoky and Martin Udvarnoky.
- GoofsSet in 1935, Rider makes reference to the movie Murder in the Blue Room (1944).
- Quotes
Ada: Niles, where is the baby?
Niles Perry: Holland's got the baby. He put the pain pills in your tea. He's bad. He'll never go to heaven!
- Alternate versionsWhen shown on Network Television the last shot contained a voiceover, in which the person in the shot said they were going to tell the sheriff the truth about all the bad things which had been going on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Other (1984)
Featured review
Still Creepy After All These Years
Like a lot of people here, I grew up with this movie. I believe that CBS started showing it in prime time as early as 1973. In any advent, they showed it a lot through the 70's, and I think I saw it every time. A lot of it made a huge impression on me as a kid:"Holland" performing the magic trick for his elderly neighbor, the kid jumping in the barn on the pitchfork (and the next cut is his casket being taken away), the circus freak show..... Most of all, director Robert Mulligan and company make the most benign setting (rural 1930s America) a scary place.
I just watched this again on AMC last night, and it holds up pretty well. Most people should see the twist coming, and the feel is distinctly early 70's California (in geography and look). However, this is miles above all those Exorcist ripoffs and 80's slasher films. See it!
I just watched this again on AMC last night, and it holds up pretty well. Most people should see the twist coming, and the feel is distinctly early 70's California (in geography and look). However, this is miles above all those Exorcist ripoffs and 80's slasher films. See it!
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- Nov 27, 2001
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $475,611
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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