Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

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Summary: This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920s. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. In reality, she is a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. (imdb)

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Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country: UK

Directed By: Curtis Harrington

Written By: Robert Blees, David D. Osborn

Starring: Shelley Winters, Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Hugh Griffith, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks

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TCI	User	Score
na	welike	10	T₁
na	danielldb	65	T₅
na	CMQuinn	70	T₆
na	Bavafreak	85	T₈
na	ZombieBuffet	65	T₇
na	imdb	57	T₃
na	mariestdenis	100	T₁₀
No matter what your age, this film is very entertaining. Shelley Winters is superbly witchy in her role as Auntie Roo.
na	x-human	69	T₃
It's Shelly Winters going batshit crazy, what's not to like?
na	cblur21	75	T₈
na	dharmabum	84	T₈
na	pilgermann	68	T₅
I liked this more than WHAT''S THE MATTER WITH HELEN?, Harrington's previous film with Shelley Winters. Winters is one of the negative aspects of this movie. Her acting is goofy and unconvincing. And the scene of her singing a lullaby to the corpse of her child does NOT belong at the beginning of the film. That could've been sort of a shocking moment later on, but instead the filmmaker chose to let us know she's nuts from the get-go. Otherwise I liked this.

Average Tier 5.82 from 11 Rankings