How Awful About Allan

9/22/19701h 14m

TV Release (US)

~ A Tense Psychological Thriller ~

Overview:

After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.

Director:

Curtis Harrington

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
car crash
house fire
blindness
mental hospital
brother sister relationship

Cast

Anthony Perkins

~ as ~

Allan

Julie Harris

~ as ~

Katherine

Joan Hackett

~ as ~

Olive

Kent Smith

~ as ~

Raymond

Robert H. Harris

~ as ~

Dr. Ellins

Molly Dodd

~ as ~

Inmate

Billy Bowles

~ as ~

Harold Dennis

Bill Erwin

~ as ~

Dr. Ames

Jeannette Howe

~ as ~

Katherine - Child

Kenneth Lawrence

~ as ~

Allan - Child

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Reviews (2)

t
talisencrw
Written 9 year(s) ago
7
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.
t
talisencrw
Written 9 year(s) ago
7
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.