Anthony Perkins

Julie Harris

Joan Hackett

Kent Smith

Robert H. Harris

Molly Dodd

Billy Bowles

Bill Erwin

Jeannette Howe

Kenneth Lawrence

Trent Dolan

Curtis Harrington

Robert Harris Sr.

George Edwards

Tracy Bousman

Jim Lane

Ted Coodley

Aaron Spelling

Laurence Rosenthal

Fleet Southcott

Norman Henry

Jerrie Woods

Joe Lombardi

Richard W. Farrell

Henry Farrell

Ken Swartz

Thriller

TV Movie

Horror

How Awful About Allan

Aaron Spelling Productions

United States of America

Pretty decent moody, intense, creepy psychological thriller with two of my favourite thespians in that department--Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris. It's a tad claustrophobic and difficult to get into at the start, because of this aforementioned intensity, but if you stick with it, it's quite intrinsically rewarding and definitely not a late-night waste of 90 minutes.

When Perkins' 'Allan' picks up a picture and says, 'Mother,' I couldn't help but smile. What an interesting and ill-fated actor.

I had previously read about director Curtis Harrington in Barron's excellent book for cinephiles, '501 Movie Directors', though I had unfortunately not been able to find any of his films before this. He definitely has fine technique for getting across moodiness and suspense, at least in this type of film. Hopefully I'll eventually find and watch all of his work.

'How Awful About Allan' is a pretty decent moody, intense, creepy psychological thriller with two of my favourite thespians in that department--Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris. It's a tad claustrophobic and difficult to get into at the start, because of this aforementioned intensity, but if you stick with it, it's quite intrinsically rewarding and definitely not a late-night waste of 90 minutes. 

When Perkins' 'Allan' picks up a picture and says, 'Mother,' I couldn't help but smile. What an interesting and ill-fated actor.

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