Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.
Top billed cast
Shelley WintersMrs. Forrest
Mark LesterChristopher Coombs
Chloe FranksKaty Coombs
Ralph RichardsonMr. Benton
Lionel JeffriesPolice Insp. Willoughby
Hugh GriffithMr. Harrison, The Pigman
Rosalie CrutchleyMiss Henley
Pat HeywoodDr. Mason
Judy CornwellClarine
Michael GothardAlbie
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