Underplayed Gems

Don't Open the Door! (1975)

Don't Open the Door! poster
Original title
Don't Hang Up!
Directed by
S. F. Brownrigg
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman returns to her small hometown to care for her sick grandmother. She starts getting threatening phone calls from a stranger who terrorizes her.

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What happens

Don't Open the Door!, also known as Don't Hang Up, is a 1974 American horror film, directed by S. F. Brownrigg and starring Susan Bracken, Larry O'Dwyer, and Gene Ross. Its plot follows a young woman who returns to her hometown to care for her ailing grandmother, where she is tormented by disturbing phone calls from a deranged maniac. Filmed in Jefferson, Texas in 1973, Don't Open the Door! was originally released regionally in Texas under the title Don't Hang Up in May 1974. It was subsequently acquired by Capital Films Corporation, who re-released it in 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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