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Picture Mommy Dead

  • 1966
  • Unrated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
690
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Don Ameche, Susan Gordon, and Martha Hyer in Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
A woman is released from an asylum after the shock suffered during the death of her mother.
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Teenage Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined after the shock she suffered from her glamorous socialite mother Jessica's fiery death. Her father has a new wife, ... Read allTeenage Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined after the shock she suffered from her glamorous socialite mother Jessica's fiery death. Her father has a new wife, who has only married him for the money Jessica left him. Susan is still haunted by her mot... Read allTeenage Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined after the shock she suffered from her glamorous socialite mother Jessica's fiery death. Her father has a new wife, who has only married him for the money Jessica left him. Susan is still haunted by her mother's memory, and her stepmother is conspiring with her lover, Maxwell Reed, to trick the ... Read all

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writer
    • Robert Sherman
  • Stars
    • Don Ameche
    • Martha Hyer
    • Susan Gordon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    690
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writer
      • Robert Sherman
    • Stars
      • Don Ameche
      • Martha Hyer
      • Susan Gordon
    • 30User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Edward Shelley
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Francene Shelley
    Susan Gordon
    Susan Gordon
    • Susan Shelley
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    • Jessica Flagmore Shelley
    Maxwell Reed
    Maxwell Reed
    • Anthony Flagmore
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Lawyer Clayborn
    Signe Hasso
    Signe Hasso
    • Sister René
    Anna Lee
    Anna Lee
    • Elsie Kornwald
    Steffi Henderson
    • 3rd Woman at Estate Sale
    Kelly Corcoran
    • Little Boy at Estate Sale
    Paulle Clark
    • 1st Woman at Estate Sale
    Marlene Tracy
    • 2nd Woman at Estate Sale
    Monty O'Grady
    Monty O'Grady
    • Estate Sale Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    • Estate Sale Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Sherman
    • Father
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writer
      • Robert Sherman
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    • Trivia
      Hedy Lamarr was originally cast in the role that was eventually filled by Zsa Zsa Gabor, but she was forced to abandon the film when she was arrested at a Los Angeles department store for trying to shoplift an $86 pair of slippers.
    • Goofs
      The plaque on the "convent" from which Susan is discharged reads "St. Maria", which must be reverse-mirror image Spanglish, as St. is the proper abbreviation for any saint, male or female, in English, in this case Mary, but Sta. is the proper spelling for a (female) saint in Spanish , here Maria. And then the nun goes and speaks French, so go figure.
    • Quotes

      Edward Shelley: Is she still having those nightmares you wrote us about?

      Sister René: Always vivid, horrid nightmares. Perhaps if you would have been able to visit her, even to write more often.

      Edward Shelley: Yes, but, uh, we've, uh,, we've been travelling a great deal since.

      Sister René: I'm sorry, that was unkind of me. But there are times that the phantoms of the past tear at that poor child's mind. There are times when she seems on the verge of...

      Edward Shelley: [anticipating] Remembering?

      Sister René: Oh, heaven forbid she remembers! No, God in his mercy saw fit to make her forget.

    • Connections
      Featured in You Won't Stop Screaming (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      The Hearse Song
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Susan Gordon

    User reviews30

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    An unhorror, campy film!
    During the early 1970's, channel 05 (KTLA-TV) showed the same movie during an entire week. This film was one of them.

    I always enjoy this un-horror film. It was enjoyable seeing the extravagant life-style of a privileged, but not-so-wealthy dysfunctional family.

    The late Don Ameche and the not-so-late Zsa Zsa Gabor were a delight. I highly recommend this film for those over 30 years of age.
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    • Jan 21, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1969 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Color Mommy Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Bert I. Gordon Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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