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She Waits
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Wikipedia article
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'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.
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 1970s made-for-TV horror films. Basically, the movie sets down in the Wilson family house, and rarely leaves that setting. Although it is possible that a feeling of claustrophobia was what director Delbert Mann and writer Art Wallace were seeking here, the result is nonetheless disappointing. At 74 minutes, She Waits feel practically endless...Basically, 'She Waits' features no real action, no real explanation for the survival of Elaines spirit in the house, and no real horror, either. Despite a fine, competent cast that includes McCallum and Duke, the characters here are exceptionally dull-witted, failing to put two-and-two together for a long time.
References
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