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Cries in the Night (1980)

R 93 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller  -   12 August 1982 (USA)
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A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.

Director:

William Fruet

Writer:

Ida Nelson

Stars:

Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson and Barry Morse
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kay Hawtrey Kay Hawtrey ...
Maude Chalmers (as Kay Hawtry)
Lesleh Donaldson Lesleh Donaldson ...
Heather
Barry Morse Barry Morse ...
Mr. Davis
Dean Garbett Dean Garbett ...
Rick Yates
Stephen E. Miller ...
Billy Hibbs (as Stephen Miller)
Alf Humphreys ...
Joe Yates (as Alfred Humphreys)
Peggy Mahon Peggy Mahon ...
Florie
Harvey Atkin Harvey Atkin ...
Harry Browning
Robert Warner Robert Warner ...
Sheriff (as Bob Warner)
Jack Van Evera Jack Van Evera ...
James Chalmers
Les Rubie Les Rubie ...
Sam
Doris Petrie Doris Petrie ...
Ruby
Bill Lake ...
Frank
Brett Matthew Davidson ...
Young Rick (as Brett Davidson)
Christopher Crabb Christopher Crabb ...
Teddy (as Chris Crabb)
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Storyline

An old funeral parlor now converted into a tourist home during certain periods such as the summer, develops a problem, when a escaped mental patient with a split personality moves in and proceeds to do away with those specific/certain guests or staff, he/she feels are nosy or immoral. Written by ????  

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Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Summer | Grandmother | Undertaker | Haunted  | See more »

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It'll have you screaming for morning! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Funeral Home See more »

Filming Locations:

Elora, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD1,400,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In an interview with star Lesleh Donaldson she said that she always thought of this film as something of a cross between the Little Red Riding Hood fable and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The film is set in the U.S., but there is a Canadian flag displayed prominently in front of a public building. See more »

Quotes

Maude Chalmers: Chalmers the embalmers!
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Connections

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Onward, Christian Soldiers"
(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould See more »