Based on my experience with susie, i can say without the shadow of a doubt that she is one1/11/2024 ![]() In terms of actual screen time, it's probably Nancy Davis's movie, though she was likely too unknown to get star billing. Oddly, the screenplay shares focus among these four players instead of centralizing one or two as is usually the case. The under-rated Scott and Sothern are certainly playing against type, he as a kind-hearted father, she as a cold-hearted murderess. ![]() Looks like this was another B-movie from MGM's Dore Schary period when he was refashioning the studio's star-studded image. Nancy Davis Reagan- perhaps surprisingly for many viewers- is very persuasive as the doctor helping Susan to recover. For the little girl, it's an adult world only dimly comprehended that one night turns so shockingly ugly, she must repress it totally. Still, it's the movie's ability to engage even adults through Susan's eyes that drives the suspense. ![]() The movie scared the heck out of me as a boy, mainly because I was viewing the menace through the eyes of my peer, little Susan. If we don't identify with her or her emotional trauma, the movie doesn't work. Little Gigi Perreau (Susan) has the pivotal role and comes through beautifully. Unheralded little thriller with a number of nice touches. ![]()
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