
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.


“What happens in this elevator is not for the weak - it is, perhaps, not even for the strong!”
A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard

James Caan
Randall Simpson O'Connell

Jennifer Billingsley
Elaine

Rafael Campos
Essie

William Swan
Malcolm Cornelius Hilyard

Jeff Corey
George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent

Ann Sothern
Sade
Charles Seel
Mr. Paul (uncredited)

Scatman Crothers
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Neighbor (uncredited)
Lady in a Cage is a drama, mystery, thriller, horror film released in 1964 exploring themes of mansion, elevator, hagsploitation. Directed by Walter Grauman, it stars Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley. A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.
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