a definite film of the macabre again prove that there be no one like geraldine page for these neurotic and vicious part . in this one and ruth gordon take a job a a maid in page home under false pretense . it seem that gordon have a disagreement with her long time domestic and play by mildred dunnock . in a huff and dunnock walk out and go to work for page . seem that page have quite a history . once she find out that her maid have no family and she do them in quite neatly . throughout the film you constantly be hear page yell mrs. dimmock to maid gordon and a she begin to suspect that gordon be no usual maid . the film take place in the desert of arizona which seem to place a peculiar and effective aura to the film . the end be an absolute knockout .