On Her Bed of Roses
Cast & Crew
Albert Zugsmith
Ronald Warren
Sandra Lynn
Barbara Hines
Lee Gladden
Ric Marlow
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Synopsis
Stephen Long murders his mother, drives to the top of a hill, kills several passing motorists with a rifle, and then commits suicide. Melissa Borden, his teenaged fiancée, seeks psychiatric help from Dr. Krafft-Ebing and relates the events leading up to Stephen's death: Melissa and her mother Joanna were in constant competition for masculine attention. When their rivalry drove away Arthur, the man of the house, the women began to give lavish parties to see who could attract more men. Eventually Melissa turned her attention to Stephen, a mother-dominated neighbor who was raised to believe that sex is sinful. Learning of his fetish for roses, Melissa unsuccessfully attempted to seduce him in his flower garden. The doctor explains that Stephen was driven to despair by his impotence and became filled with a desire to commit evil acts.
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Director
Albert Zugsmith
Cast
Ronald Warren
Sandra Lynn
Barbara Hines
Lee Gladden
Ric Marlow
Regina Gleason
Lovey Song
Richard Clair
Ned York
Pat Barringer
Pamela Woolman
Elaine Poulos
Karen Arney
Sarah Nade
Richard Tretter
Crew
Karen Arney
Robert Caramico
Robert Caramico
Morris Corson
Foster Denker
Herman Freedman
Lee Gladden
Joe Greene
Jill Murphy
Art Names
Arnold Stoltz
Mary Lou Whipple
Joanne Wholey
Albert Zugsmith
Albert Zugsmith
Ruth Zugsmith
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