Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Darin
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
dbdumonteil
As a very big fan of Mrs De Havilland ,it was a great pleasure for me to see her with her old partner in crime Joseph Cotten (some will remember "hush hush sweet Charlotte" ),even though the latter has a too brief appearance.Ray Bradbury 's short story was modified and her heroine ,a young girl named Margaret ,was replaced by an older lady ,Laura.Actually the story recalls that of William Irish aka Cornell Woolrich ,"fire escape" (transferred to the screen as " the boy who cried wolf" ) in which a little boy told imaginary stories till a true crime happens.....just as the sheriff and his deputy do not believe that old bat who sees prowlers everywhere ...and who do not want "riffraff " around -the short scene where the "commoner" tells her :"you made my day,no you made my week" is worth the price of admission -Jack Smight succeeds in confusing the viewer: is Laura a lunatic? (after all,she forgot that the greenhouse was destroyed by fire)has she really discovered a buried alive woman ? Or has she been framed by her daughter-in-law who covets her money and would like her to be considered irresponsible ?As cousin Olivia and her old beau Joseph wanted to do pitiful Davis/Charlotte away from her valuable property in "hush hush sweet Charlotte" .De Havilland and Cotten met again in "airport' 77" but the movie was a spate of clichés and they were given poor parts.
Toronto85
Olivia de Havilland's character is horrified to discover a person buried underneath the ground in "The Screaming Woman". Havilland plays Laura Wynatt, a former mental patient who has returned home to recover and relax. One day while out riding her horse on her property ground, she is shocked to see that a woman is buried underneath the dirt begging for help. Laura races back up to the house, but her pleas to the family and the police are overlooked because of her mental state. She is forced to save the woman herself but, in the process, comes across the psychopath who put the woman there!The Screaming Woman is a terrific made for TV' film! It has all the goods that a 1970's suspense movie had. Olivia de Havilland plays the role brilliantly, she truly was an amazing actress in her day. It hurts to see this woman plead with people to believe what she says, but no avail. Olivia de Havilland plays the character as scrambling and desperate, and you really feel for her as a viewer. We also meet the man who tried to kill the woman he buried alive, and there is an interesting story told there as well. This made for TV film DESERVES a DVD release. Other classics like "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" and "Dying Room Only" were distributed on DVD. They were both ABC TV movies as was this one, but somehow this film has never been mentioned for a release. Nevertheless, if you spot this film on TV or online - catch it. It's a creepy and worthwhile watch.8/10
DiggityDogg
This movie is WONDERFUL. I remember this was one of many great horror flicks ABC made for TV. Others included "When Michael Calls" and "Haunts of the Very Rich". I'd be first in line to buy a DVD box set of those old flicks.
ecalhoun
I saw this TV movie as a kid with a babysitter and ended up so freaked out that I spent the night in tears waiting for a hand to reach up from under the bed and grab me. I saw it again as a young adult and it still sent chills up my spine with the side profile shots of the buried woman. Very haunting images.
