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The Mad Room

The Mad Room

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 1969

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Horror, Thriller

User Score

61%

Original Title

The Mad Room

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Bernard Girard

Description

Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they were put there after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardize Ellen's plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong's stepson. She struggles with anxiety -- until Mrs. Armstrong suddenly turns up dead.