USA, 22 September 1970
90m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American horror television film directed by Curtis Harrington.
Plot Summary
After eight-months in a psychiatric hospital following the house fire that killed his father, scarred his sister and left him virtually blind, Allan returns home and comes to suspect that mysterious boarder might be trying to kill him.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
© Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc. 1970
Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc. presents
Executive Producer: Aaron Spelling
Executive in Charge of Production: Norman Henry
Produced by: George Edwards
Production Manager: Jim Lane
Teleplay by: Henry Farrell
Based on the Novel “How Awful about Allan” by: Henry Farrell
Director of Photography: Fleet Southcott
Assistant Director: Bruce Fowler
Script Continuity: Allan Greedy
Editorial Supervisor: Art Seid
Film Editor: Richard Farrell
Music Composed by: Laurence Rosenthal
Music Supervised by: George Duning
Music Editor: Rocky Moriana
Sound Engineer: Bill Ford
Sound Editor: Gene Eliot
Recorded by: Glen Glenn Sound
Costumes: Robert Harries Sr, Jerrie Woods
Makeup: Ted Coodley
Special Effects: Joe Lombardi
Art Director: Tracy Bousman
Visual Consultant: John Franco Jr
Property Master: William Wainess
Set Decorator: Ken Swartz
Construction Coordinator: Jesse Stone
Assistant to the Producer: Paulle Clark
Casting Supervisor: Betty Martin
Automobiles Furnished by: Chrysler Corporation
Cast
Anthony Perkins (Allan)
Julie Harris {Katherine}
Joan Hackett (Olive)
Kent Smith (Raymond)
Robert Harris (Dr Ellins)
Molly Dodd (inmate)
Billy Bowles (Harold Dennis)
Trent Dolan (Eric)
William Erwin (Dr Ames)
Jeanette Howe (Katherine (child))
Kenneth Lawrence (Allan (child))
Alternative Titles
Che succede al povero Allan? – Italy
El Horror cerca de Allan – Chile
La horrible historia de Allan – Spain
La noche del juglar – Spain (video)
Osynligt hot – Sweden
Pobre Allen – Portugal
Psithyroi enohis – Greece
Psycho 2 – Italy (video)
Psyco 2 – Italy (DVD)
Qué terrible lo de Allan – Panama
Senderos de oscuridad – Spain
Vengeance en différé – Canada (French)
Vengeance en différé – France
Ψίθυροι ενοχής – Greece
Как ужасно, что это случилось с Аланом – Russia
サイコXX – Japan
Links
Extracts included in
The Film Lost to Time (2024)
References
Books
- Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series 1964-1979 by Alvin H. Marill p.44
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.205
