Silent Scream

Silent Scream (1979)

Terror so sudden there is no time to scream.

Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The policemen on the case begin uncovering the Engels family secret as the remaining students become endangered

Date of release
1979-11-23
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (58)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Denny Harris

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

The Silent Scream is a 1979 American slasher film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo. The film follows a college student who finds rooming in a hilltop boarding house where a homicidal killer is on the loose.

Production

Principal photography began on September 30, 1977 in the Los Angeles area on a budget of $600,000. Actress Diane McBain was cast as a police detective when the film began shooting in the Smith Estate, Highland Park, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles and Occidental College with the film written and directed by Denny Harris. Ric Mancini was also cast as a police detective. The film was completed within 23 days, reportedly under budget.

Harris began reshooting the film in June 1978 with a partly-new cast. McBain's role was recast to Cameron Mitchell, with Yvonne De Carlo, Brad Reardon, and Avery Schreiber—the latter replacing Ric Mancini—were also added as new cast members. Only 15% of the original footage remained in the film. McBain was told that her character of a female police detective was "unbelievable".

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