Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Cast
Fred Astaire
Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas
Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Edward Charles Wanderley
John Houseman
Sears James
Craig Wasson
Don Wanderley / David Wanderley
Patricia Neal
Stella Hawthorne
Alice Krige
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bates
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bates
Mark Chamberlin
Young John Jaffrey
Tim Choate
Young Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson
Young Edward Wanderley
Ken Olin
Young Sears James
Brad Sullivan
Sheriff Hardesty
Michael O'Neill
Churchill
Guy Boyd
Omar Norris
Robert Burr
Principal
Helena Carroll
Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis
Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman
Nettie Dedham
James Greene
Mailman
Ruth Hunt
Florence
Deborah Offner
Helen
Virginia Bingham
Sears' Mother
William F. Conway
Sears' Father
Russell R. Bletzer
Reverend Wilkinson
Terrance Mario Carnes
Waiter
Alfred Curven
Man in Coffin
Edward F. Dillon
Judge
Alvin W. Fretz
Coroner
Hugh Hires
Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn
Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow
Ricky's Mother
Betty Low
Irmengard
Mason Cardiff
Schoolboy
Gale Grindle
Student
Crew
John Irvin
Director
Lawrence D. Cohen
Screenplay
Peter Straub
Novel
Tom Rolf
Editor
Michael Ripps
Assistant Editor
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Dean Lyras
Second Assistant Director
Burt Weissbourd
Producer
Ronald G. Smith
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Douglas Green
Co-Producer
Mike Henry
Production Assistant
Suzanne E. Petersen
Production Assistant
Norman Newberry
Production Design, Art Direction
Lou Barlia
Camera Operator
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Bobby Brown
Assistant Camera
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Mike Fenton
Casting
May Routh
Costume Design
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Albert Jeyte
Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Larry Carow
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Allan Bromberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Stanley H. Polinsky
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John J. Stephens
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound Recordist
James R. Alexander
Sound
Mark Server
Boom Operator
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Henry Millar Jr.
Special Effects
Steve Johnson
Special Effects
Carl Fullerton
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Susan Turner
Visual Effects
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
John Caper Jr.
Music Coordinator, Conductor
Syd Dutton
Matte Painter
Mary Ann Biddle
Set Decoration
William Apperson
Construction Foreman
Sonny P. Filippini
Script Supervisor
Ted Varnadoe
Electrician
Patrick A. DiCocco
Production Driver
Erik Cord
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
John Zemansky
Property Master
James Allen
Assistant Decorator
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Peter Knight
Conductor, Orchestrator
Harry Betts
Orchestrator
Michel Mention
Orchestrator
Peter T. Myers
Orchestrator
