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Tag: Dying Room Only

‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser

Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.

February 14, 2018September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks6 Comments

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