Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy
Written by	Jimmy Sangster Arthur Hoffe
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Starring	Bette Davis Ted Bessell Sian Barbara Allen
Music by	Bob Prince
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lou Morheim
Cinematography	Leonard J. South
Editor	Larry Strong
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 24, 1973 (1973-11-24)

Scream, Pretty Peggy is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Bette Davis, Ted Bessell and Sian Barbara Allen. It was broadcast as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 24, 1973.

The film was shot on location at the old Noah Dietrich estate above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.

Plot

Peggy is a college student and aspiring artist who works as a housekeeper in the mansion of mysterious recluse Mrs. Elliott and her oddball sculptor son Jeffrey. She becomes suspicious when George Thornton comes to the house looking for his missing daughter, who once worked in the position she now holds, and even more so when she learns Jeffrey's sister, whom she was led to believe was on an extended European vacation, actually is mentally deranged and living in the apartment above the garage. Undaunted by warnings from her employer, Peggy is determined to befriend the girl, a decision that leads to a lot of mysterious doings and a Psycho-inspired climax.

Principal cast

• Bette Davis — Mrs. Elliott
• Ted Bessell — Jeffrey Elliot
• Sian Barbara Allen — Peggy Johns
• Christiane Schmidtmer — Jennifer Elliot
• Charles Drake — George Thornton
• Allan Arbus — Dr. Eugene Saks
• Tovah Feldshuh — Agnes Thornton

External links

• Scream, Pretty Peggy at the Internet Movie Database