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The House That Would Not Die is a film of genre Horror directed by John Llewellyn Moxey released in USA on 27 october 1970 with Barbara Stanwyck
The House That Would Not Die (1970)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 october 1970
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Genres Horror
Themes Ghost films
Rating56%
The House That Would Not Die is a 1970 made-for-television horror film starring Barbara Stanwyck (in her television film debut), Richard Egan, Michael Anderson, Jr. and Katherine Winn which premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 27, 1970.
Henry Farrell, author of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, wrote the teleplay based on the 1968 novel Ammie Come Home by Barbara Michaels, one of several pseudonyms used by author Barbara Mertz.
Synopsis
Ruth Bennett (Barbara Stanwyck) has inherited an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where she moves in with her niece Sara (Katherine Winn). The house was built during the Revolutionary era and is said to be haunted by the spirits of its original inhabitants who are disinclined towards hospitality. With the help of Pat McDougal (Richard Egan), a local professor and one of his students, Stan Whitman (Michael Anderson Jr.), they delve into the history of the house and find a scandal that involves a revolutionary war general and his daughter whose spirits take possession of Sara and Pat's bodies.Actors
Barbara Stanwyck
(Ruth Bennett)
Richard Egan
(Pat McDougal)
Michael Anderson Jr.
(Stan Whitman)
Kitty Winn
(Sara Dunning)
Mabel Albertson
(Mrs. McDougal)
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