She Waits

1972 American horror television film
  • Patty Duke
  • David McCallum
  • Dorothy McGuire
  • Lew Ayres
ComposerMorton StevensCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerCharles W. FriesProducerDelbert MannCinematographyCharles F. WheelerEditorJohn F. SchreyerRunning time74 minutes[2]Production companyMetromedia Producers CorporationOriginal releaseNetworkCBSReleaseJanuary 28, 1972 (1972-01-28)[3]

She Waits is a 1972 American television horror film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Patty Duke, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire. It follows a murdered woman whose spirit possesses her husband's new wife.[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title, Night of the Exorcist.[1]

Cast

  • Patty Duke as Laura Wilson
  • David McCallum as Mark Wilson
  • Dorothy McGuire as Sarah Wilson
  • Lew Ayres as Dr. Sam Carpenter
  • Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Medina
  • James T. Callahan as David Brody
  • Nelson Olmsted as Antique Dealer Kurawicz

Reception

Author and critic John Kenneth Muir wrote:

A story of spirit possession, She Waits (1972) is one of the most long-winded and dull of the early 1970’s made-for-TV horror films. Basically, the movie sets down in the Wilson family house, and rarely leaves that setting... She Waits features no real action, no real explanation for the survival of Elaine’s spirit in the house, and no real horror, either....[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Night Of The Exorcist". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Coffin, Lesley L. (2012). Lew Ayres: Hollywood's Conscientious Objector. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-617-03638-5.
  3. ^ Sherman, Fraser S. (2009). Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-786-44341-3.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (January 28, 1972). "Patty Duke in 'She Waits'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Kenneth Muir. "Cult-TV Movie Review: She Waits (1972)". Reflections on Film and Television. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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Works directed by Delbert Mann
Films
Television
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