MovieGal53 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Suspense and horror without blood and guts! The only element that would have made this viewing more perfect would have been a rip roaring thunderstorm in my neck of the woods. Nonetheless I throughly enjoyed it. What we saw from Ms. Lupino was a woman, carrying the weight of the world in regard to her sisters, being pushed to her limit. I have never seen such a cold blooded look as when Ellen came down the stairs and acted out her plan. Ellen Creed could give Mrs. Danvers a run for her money. Ladies In Retirement should be shown every Halloween. (hint, hint, TCM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm also a fan of this film. A must for Ida Lupino fans. It would be good for Halloween, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankT Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ida really shows a range of emotions during the film from fear and loathing to hate and concern for her sisters. By the way it was another nice turn for Elsa Lanchester. One particular close up reminded me of the looh captured in "Bride of Frankenstein". She has been in quite a few films during the last month and I love her range in all roles played. Certainly her and husband Charles were quite the talented pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 What was the name of the actress who played the nutty sister other than the one played by Elsa Lanchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankT Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 That was Ellen Barrett as sister Louisa. Boy both of those sisters were really eccentric or you could say crazy. Poor Ida having to look after them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geminigirl Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 No, her name was Edith Barrett, and she was the first wife of Vincent Price....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DearHeart Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Loved this movie! I love Ida Lupino and Elsa Lanchester! I love the classic gothic horror stories and I agree that they are fantastic to watch in the dark and with a great, booming thunderstorm going on outside my window!! This was a thoroughly enjoyable movie-glad I watched it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I've never seen it. Sounds like fun. And I would gladly love to see something else shown on Halloween besides the same-old, same-old crap. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I generally have a high resistance to Gothics, but this one was absolutely perfect from beginning to end. Lupino's acting was on the Stanwyck level, and the rest of the cast was a perfect complement. And BTW when is Ida Lupino going to be given the SOTM treatment? Talk about forgotten actors, not to mention pioneering female directors. Maybe if she'd stuck around like Angela Lansbury or Doris Day she'd get her proper dues from TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 > And BTW when is Ida Lupino going to be given the SOTM treatment? Talk about forgotten actors, not to mention pioneering female directors. Maybe if she'd stuck around like Angela Lansbury or Doris Day she'd get her proper dues from TCM. She did get SOTM treatment in June 2007. She's hardly forgotten by TCM as her films show up regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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