"The years will soon erase a lover's lies...the blood on his face!"

1964

2h 13m

7.3(267 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

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Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Bette Davis

Charlotte Hollis

Acting

Olivia de Havilland

Miriam Deering

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Joseph Cotten

Drew Bayliss

Acting

Agnes Moorehead

Velma Cruther

Acting

Cecil Kellaway

Harry Willis

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Victor Buono

Big Sam Hollis

Acting

Mary Astor

Jewel Mayhew

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Wesley Addy

Sheriff Standish

Acting

William Campbell

Paul Marchand

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Bruce Dern

John Mayhew

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Frank Ferguson

Newspaper Editor

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George Kennedy

Foreman

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Dave Willock

Taxi Driver

Acting

John Megna

New Boy

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Percy Helton

Funeral Director

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Kelly Flynn

Boy #2

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Michel Petit

Gang Leader

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Alida Aldrich

Young Girl

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Kelly Aldrich

Boy #3

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Production

William Aldrich

Boy Dancer

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Ellen Corby

Lily

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Carol Delay

Geraldine

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Helen Kleeb

Town Gossip

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Marianne Stewart

Town Gossip

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Mary Henderson

Cleaning Woman

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Lillian Randolph

Cleaning Woman

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Geraldine West

Cleaning Woman

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Bill Walker

Joseph

Acting

Idell James

Ginny Mae

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Teddy Buckner

Band Leader

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Cosmo Sardo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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