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Ruby (1977)

Ruby poster
Directed by
Curtis Harrington
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former gangster's girlfriend runs a drive-in theater in 1950s Florida. She and her staff of ex-mobsters are tormented by strange supernatural events that also target her mute daughter.

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What happens

Ruby is a 1977 American supernatural horror film directed by Curtis Harrington, and starring Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, and Roger Davis. Its plot follows a former gun moll in 1951 Florida who operates a drive-in theater, where bizarre supernatural occurrences begin to plague her staff of ex-mobsters as well as her mute daughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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