Late-career Bette Davis in a made-for-TV movie
TV movies of the 1970s often attracted female stars of the big screen whose movie careers were in decline. Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Shelley Winters, and Maureen O’Hara all accepted roles in made-for-TV movies. Bette Davis was especially prolific in her small-screen pictures, making more than ten over a twenty-year period. Among them is the thriller “Scream, Pretty Peggy,” originally broadcast on November 24, 1973.<br /><br />The film opens with a young woman trying to leave a house late one night when a mysterious figure emerges from the shadows and violently stabs her to death. We then cut to college art student Peggy (Sian Barbara Allen) at the college employment office. She takes a job as part-time housekeeper far from campus for artist Jeffrey Elliott (Ted Bessell, TV’s “That Girl”) and his mother (Davis). Jeffrey sculpts huge demonic figures alone in his studio while his mother spends her days drinking and scowling at Peggy. We learn later that Jeffrey has an insane sister who wanders the grounds at night and may be responsible for the murder of the woman at the beginning of the film and a second, equally violent murder.<br /><br />Though Bette Davis gets star billing, the movie focuses on Ms. Allen’s Peggy, as we see events through her eyes. Her outgoing, pleasant manner often seems exaggerated. She seems more than willing to do the work and even does little extras, like taking a tray of tea into Mrs. Elliott and bicycling the long distance to and from campus. Her soft-spoken style alternates with an aggressive push to observe the artist at work and get personally involved in his life, but this aspect of the story goes nowhere. Peggy eventually comes to realize there is danger in the Elliott house but can’t comprehend how great it is. Unfortunately, Ms. Allen doesn’t have a strong screen presence and her Peggy comes off more as a nosy  interloper than a damsel in distress.<br /><br />Ted Bessell conveys an easygoing manner as Jeffrey, a dedicated artist who sees in Peggy a sort of kindred spirit. She admires his work and tells him that’s the main reason she wanted to work for him. Naturally, he’s flattered and the two develop a pleasant working relationship as Peggy insinuates herself more and more into the family.<br /><br />Davis’ performance relies mostly on harsh looks, rude comments, wide-eyed stares, and ominous warnings. Sixty-five at the time, Davis speaks haltingly, with odd emphases, adding to Mrs. Elliott’s strangeness, but her character is not fleshed out. She’s on hand mostly for her star power and commanding presence.<br /><br />Written by Jimmy Sangster and Arthur Hoffe, “Scream, Pretty Peggy” borrows from so many other horror movies and thrillers that aficionados of the genre can easily figure out the root of the evil that pervades the Elliott household. Even if you’re a newcomer to thrillers, you might find yourself way ahead of the plot.<br /><br />Director Gordon Hessler (“The Oblong Box”) has crafted an atmospheric, often creepy film with moments of suspense. Because of censorship, the violence is far from what you would see on the big screen and this dilutes the tension, making things look too neat and clean. Shot routinely with few memorable compositions or cinematic touches, the movie looks like what it is — a made-for-TV, low-budget picture shot mostly on studio sets with unimaginative production design. The Elliott mansion, for instance, should look a lot more foreboding than it does.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the unrated Blu-ray release from Kino-Lorber include an audio commentary, newly commissioned cover art, and several TV spots.<br /><br />“Scream, Pretty Peggy” is interesting primarily as a late-career effort by Bette Davis. Eager to work, she became less discriminating when roles offered her were less than spectacular. She gives the role her all and understands that Mrs. Elliott is supposed to be enigmatic and imposing. As a thriller, the film relies too much on other, better films, and lacks a distinctive style.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Screen great Bette Davis (All About Eve, Burnt Offerings) stars in Scream, Pretty Peggy, a made-for-TV creepfest crafted in the grand tradition of Hitchcock’s Psycho. College student and aspiring artist Peggy (Sian Barbara Allen, Billy Two Hats) takes a housekeeping job at a mansion where sculptor Jeffrey (Ted Bessell, TV’s That Girl) lives with his elderly mother (the diabolical Ms. Davis). Things get strange when Peggy discovers a third resident: Jeffrey’s hopelessly insane sister. Horror maven Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box, Scream and Scream Again) directed this atmospheric shocker, co-written by Jimmy Sangster (Horror of Dracula, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?) and co-starring Charles Drake (Back Street) and Allan Arbus (TV’s M*A*S*H)..