Satan's School for Girls (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writer:

Arthur A. Ross (writer)

Release Date:

19 September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

A Perfect 666

Plot:

A young woman investigating her sister's suicide at a private girls' school finds herself battling a satanic cult. |

Plot Keywords:

Young Girl | Boarding School | Good Versus Evil | Girls' School | Investigator

Cast

Pamela Franklin	...	Elizabeth Sayers
Kate Jackson	...	Roberta Lockhart
Lloyd Bochner	...	Prof. Delacroix
Jamie Smith-Jackson	...	Debbie Jones (as Jamie Smith Jackson)
Roy Thinnes	...	Dr. Joseph Clampett
Jo Van Fleet	...	Mrs. Jessica Williams, Headmistress
Cheryl Ladd	...	Jody Keller (as Cheryl Stoppelmoor)
Frank Marth	...	Detective Lt. Harry Grimes
Terry Lumley	...	Martha Sayers
Gwynne Gilford	...	Lucy Dembrow
Bill Quinn	...	Gardener
Ann Noland	...	Kris
Bing Russell	...	Sheriff

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:15

Company:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Dr. Clampet is told during the evacuation that there are still eight girls left in the school. Since no one knew about Debbie's death, the number should have been nine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tattoo, a Love Story (2002)

Underrated, spooky film

I caught this on USA while I was home sick with the flu. Even though I was half awake and in a daze, I enjoyed it. Pamela Franklin was likable as a young woman who enrolls in the exclusive Salem Academy under a false name, in order to investigate the strange death of her sister Martha, who had gone to school there. Once she arrives, she meets up with strange faculty and students, and eerie occurences. There are great shots of Pamela crawling the hallways at night with a lantern in her hand as a storm rages outside, and there is an eerie climax. Catch this one if you can. I haven't seen the remake yet.