The Victim

TV Movie
1972
1h 13m

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Elizabeth Montgomery in The Victim (1972)

During an electrical storm, wealthy Kate Wainwright is trapped in her sister Susan's country house with no electricity and no phone. An unknown killer has murdered Susan, stuffed the body in... Read allDuring an electrical storm, wealthy Kate Wainwright is trapped in her sister Susan's country house with no electricity and no phone. An unknown killer has murdered Susan, stuffed the body in the cellar, and is now pursuing Kate.During an electrical storm, wealthy Kate Wainwright is trapped in her sister Susan's country house with no electricity and no phone. An unknown killer has murdered Susan, stuffed the body in the cellar, and is now pursuing Kate.

Director
- Herschel Daugherty
Writers
- Merwin Gerard
- McNight Malmar
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6.2/10

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Director
- Herschel Daugherty
Writers
- Merwin Gerard
- McNight Malmar
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The film is set during a terrible rainstorm, but during the filming production "suffered" from near-perfect weather conditions, so 100,000 gallons of water had to be streamed through rain towers to achieve the desired effect. Ironically, a week after filming was completed, torrential rains flooded the area.

Goofs
During the scene at the gas station, torrential rain is falling, yet the sun is obviously reflecting brightly off of several points in all of the shots.

Connections
Version of Thriller: The Storm (1962)

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"This Is Ridiculous!"... "You're Talkin' Crazy!'...

Elizabeth Montgomery (THE LEGEND OF LIZZIE BORDEN) is Kate wainwright, who goes to her sister, Susan's (Jess Walton) house, looking for her. Kate grows increasingly anxious, as time passes with no sign or word from her sister. Of course, the viewer has already been shown the terrible truth early on, but Kate must find out for herself, while not knowing that whatever happened to Susan, could very well happen to her!

This is Ms. Montgomery's show, from start to finish, and she pulls it off mightily! Other characters pop up throughout, but she carries the whole movie. THE VICTIM is another made-for-TV movie that deserves re-discovery.

Co-stars Eileen Heckart as the crabby housekeeper, Mrs. Hawkes, and George Maharis as Susan's husband, Ben Chapel...