Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is a lonely nurse who takes care of her invalid mother in Mobile, Alabama. Starved for affection, she places an ad in a lonely hearts column and soon receives a letter from Ray Fernandez (Tony LoBianco). He meets her and runs off with her dowry to New York City. Martha puts her mother in a nursing .. Read more
| Starring | Kip McArdle, Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Doris Roberts |
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| Director | Leonard Kastle |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is a lonely nurse who takes care of her invalid mother in Mobile, Alabama. Starved for affection, she places an ad in a lonely hearts column and soon receives a letter from Ray Fernandez (Tony LoBianco). He meets her and runs off with her dowry to New York City. Martha puts her mother in a nursing home and follows the handsome con artist. She agrees to pose as his sister as the two fleece lonely, unsuspecting women out of their money. Martha's jealousies of Ray's victims leads to murder. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, an elderly matron is killed and her child is drowned in a washing machine. Martha considers confessing to the police when she finally realizes Ray will never be true to her or any other woman. The story was taken from actual events, and the real-life couple were eventually executed in Sing Sing prison in 1951. The black-and-white photography adds an aura of authenticity to the documentary-style production.~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Kip McArdle, Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Doris Roberts, Barbara Cason, Marilyn Chris, Dortha Duckworth, Mary Jane Higby, Kip |
|---|---|
| Director | Leonard Kastle |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1969 To Rent: DVD: 01 Sep 2003 |
This tells, bleakly, unsentimentally, in shady b/w tricked out with a scratchy Mahler soundtrack, the true tale of... read more on Time Out
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Cult classic
When fledgling director Martin Scorsese was removed from his first project after spending too much time on master shots, the film's scriptwriter, sometime ... read more »
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Dark & twisted, but in a good way.
Ignore the bad reviews here. Yes it is hard to hear the dialogue in some places but it's almost a no budget b movie. What do these people expect! Great ... read more »
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Pros and Cons.
What’s wrong with this movie?
1. The “realism” of having such a mismatched couple feels, perversely, unreal.
2. The sound ... read more »
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Brilliant
Deserves it's status as cult classic. Authentic look and feel to the photography, brilliant performances from Shirley Stoller and Tony Lo Bianca as well as... read more »
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