Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? poster

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?( 1972)

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She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!

Overview

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shelley Winters

      Mrs. Forrest

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      Mark Lester

      Christopher Coombs

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      Chloe Franks

      Katy Coombs

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      Ralph Richardson

      Mr. Benton

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      Lionel Jeffries

      Police Insp. Willoughby

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      Hugh Griffith

      Mr. Harrison, The Pigman

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      Rosalie Crutchley

      Miss Henley

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      Pat Heywood

      Dr. Mason

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      Judy Cornwell

      Clarine

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      Michael Gothard

      Albie

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      Jackie Cowper

      Angela Barnes

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      Richard Beaumont

      Peter Brookshire

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      Marianne Stone

      Miss Wilcox

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      Dorian Healy

      Reggie Pike (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun May 28 2023
    Shelley Winters is super in this oddball horror. She ("Mrs. Forrest") invites ten young children into her mansion-cum-orphanage one Christmas - desperate to fill the void left by the death of her young daughter Katherine. Two children who did not get invited - "Katy" (Chloe Franks) and her brother "Christopher" (Mark Lester) decide that they are not going to be left out - but when the girl ends up locked in the attic, it falls to her brother to manage to convince everyone that his sister has been kidnapped, and that the old lady is not of particularly sound mind! A solid cast support the star h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new year's eve
    • kidnapping
    • brother
    • christmas tree
    • sister
    • orphan
    • house fire
    • teddy bear
    • séance
    • child kidnapping
    • fake psychic
    • older brother younger sister
    • christmas
    • orphan siblings
    • magician
    • death of a child
    • hagsploitation