Scream, Pretty Peggy is an American

United States

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 television movie

Television movie

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 directed by Gordon Hessler

Gordon Hessler

Gordon Hessler is a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries...

. The teleplay

Screenplay

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 was written by Arthur Hoffe and Jimmy Sangster

Jimmy Sangster

James Henry Kinmel Sangster was an English screenwriter and director, known for his work for horror film producers Hammer Film Productions, including scripts for The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula .Sangster originally worked as a production assistant at...

. It was produced by Universal Television and broadcast by ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 as a segment of its Movie of the Week

ABC Movie of the Week

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series on November 24, 1973.

The title character is a college

College

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 student

Student

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 and aspiring artist

Artist

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 who works as a housekeeper

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 in the mansion

Mansion

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 of mysterious recluse Mrs. Elliott and her oddball sculptor

Sculpture

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 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 Europe

Europe

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an vacation

Tourism

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, actually is mentally dereanged 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

Psycho (1960 film)

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-inspired climax.

The film was shot on location at the old Noah Dietrich

Noah Dietrich

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 estate above the Sunset Strip

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 in Hollywood, California.

Principal cast

• Bette Davis
  Bette Davis
  Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional...
  
   ..... Mrs. Elliott
• Ted Bessell
  Ted Bessell
  Ted Bessell was an American television actor and director.-Early career:Born in Flushing, New York, Bessell grew up in Manhasset on Long Island, New York. He was originally gearing up for a career as a classical musician...
  
   ..... Jeffrey Elliot
• Christiane Schmidtmer
  Christiane Schmidtmer
  Christiane Schmidtmer was a German actress, fashion model and nude model of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early life:Christiane Schmidtmer was born in Mannheim, Germany to Gertrud and Jakob Schmidtmer on Christmas Eve 1939...
  
   ..... Jennifer Elliot
• Sian Barbara Allen ..... Peggy Johns
• Charles Drake
  Charles Drake
  Charles Drake was an American actor.-Biography:Drake was born as Charles Ruppert in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College and became a salesman. In 1939, he turned to acting and signed a contract with Warner Brothers. He wasn't immediately successful...
  
   ..... George Thornton
• Allan Arbus
  Allan Arbus
  Allan Arbus is an American actor notable for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series M*A*S*H.-Early life:...
  
   ..... Dr. Eugene Saks
• Tovah Feldshuh
  Tovah Feldshuh
  Tovah Feldshuh is an American actress, singer and playwright.-Early life:Terri Sue Feldshuh was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the daughter of Lillian and Sidney Feldshuh, who was a lawyer. She was raised in Scarsdale, New York, an affluent community in Westchester County and graduated...
  
   ..... Agnes Thornton

Principal production credits

• Producer
  Television producer
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   ..... Lou Morheim
• Original Music
  Film score
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   ..... Robert Prince
• Cinematography
  Cinematography
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   ..... Leonard J. South
• Art Direction
  Art director
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   ..... Joe Alves
  Joe Alves
  Joe Alves is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the Jaws films. He directed Jaws 3-D....
  
  
• Costume Design
  Costume design
  Costume design is the fabrication of apparel for the overall appearance of a character or performer. This usually involves researching, designing and building the actual items from conception. Costumes may be for a theater or cinema performance but may not be limited to such...
  
  ..... Burton Miller

External links

• Scream, Pretty Peggy at the Internet Movie Database