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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
“She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!”
6.2 / 10• 1972• 1h 31m•PG• English
HorrorThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Shelley Winters
Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
Lead
Mark Lester
Christopher Coombs
Chloe Franks
Katy Coombs
Ralph Richardson
Mr Benton
Lionel Jeffries
Police Insp. Willoughby
Hugh Griffith
Mr Harrison, The Pigman
Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Henley
Pat Heywood
Dr Mason
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Harrington's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
