Picture Mommy Dead

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Picture Mommy Dead

1966

1h 28m

Horror

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Shaken by her mother's death, an heiress (Susan Gordon) comes home to a father (Don Ameche), stepmother (Martha Hyer) and cousin she cannot trust.

Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Directed with little suspense by Bert I. Gordon and written by Robert Sherman, Picture Mommy Dead was panned when it was released in 1966, and I completely understand why.

Rated: D

Mar 25, 2025

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Bert I. Gordon cast his own daughter Susan in the pivotal role -- think Sofia Coppola in her dad's The Godfather: Part III to get an idea of Susan's wretchedness, another cautionary tale of Hollywood nepotism.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 24, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

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Sicko cult horror movie, that comes with a twist ending.

Rated: B-

May 12, 2012

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Steve D

Lost any effect it once had.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Audience Member

This movie is incredibly creepy. It's way scarier than you think. Zsa Zsa Gabor is really good in this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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48% I'm a fan of Don Ameche, but this film was just too damn dull, until the last ten minutes. Twist.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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I thought this was a really good movie, more of a psycho type thriller then a horror flick. There's a nice twist toward the end of the movie, but I'll leave it at that. The movie stars Zsa Zsa Gabor as Jessica Shelley and Susan Gordon as Susan Shelley. Sadly, Susan passed away 6 months ago due to Thyroid cancer (source: Wikipedia) at the age of 62.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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good old horror movie. this scared the hell out of my mom when she was a little girl in the 70's. this is a good creepy movie. but its downfall is that its a little slow & not extremely memorable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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good old horror movie. this scared the hell out of my mom when she was a little girl in the 70's. this is a good creepy movie. but its downfall is that its a little slow & not extremely memorable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Bert I. Gordon

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Don Ameche

Edward Shelley

Martha Hyer

Francene Shelley

Susan Gordon

Susan Shelley

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Jessica Flagmore Shelley

Maxwell Reed

Anthony Flagmore

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Synopsis

Shaken by her mother's death, an heiress (Susan Gordon) comes home to a father (Don Ameche), stepmother (Martha Hyer) and cousin she cannot trust.

Director: Bert I. Gordon
Producer: Bert I. Gordon
Screenwriter: Robert Sherman
Production Co: Bert I. Gordon Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 28m