She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!
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.
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) is a horror and thriller film directed by Curtis Harrington, released on February 11, 1972 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks and Ralph Richardson. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 77 ratings.
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Shelley Winters
as Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
Mark Lester
as Christopher Coombs
Chloe Franks
as Katy Coombs
Ralph Richardson
as Mr Benton
Lionel Jeffries
as Police Insp. Willoughby
Hugh Griffith
as Mr Harrison, The Pigman
Rosalie Crutchley
as Miss Henley
Pat Heywood
as Dr Mason
Judy Cornwell
as Clarine
Michael Gothard
as Albie
Jackie Cowper
as Angela Barnes
Richard Beaumont
as Peter Brookshire
Directed by Curtis Harrington, written by Robert Blees, Jimmy Sangster and David D. Osborn, produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson and Jimmy Sangster.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 77 ratings.
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…
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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) includes Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph Richardson and Lionel Jeffries. The film was directed by Curtis Harrington. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? was released on February 11, 1972 and runs for 1h 31m.
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 77 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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