What's The Matter With Helen?
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Production credits taken from Variety.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Camera, Lucien Ballard ; editor, William H. Reynolds ; music, David Raksin ; art direction, Eugene Lourie.; Variety Film Reviews: 06/09/71.; Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Agnes Moorehead, Misheal MacLiammoir, Sammee Lee Jones, Robbi Morgan, Helene Winston, Swen Swenson, Logan Ramsey.
Helen Hill (Shelley Winters) and Adelle Bruckner (Debbie Reynolds) change their names, leave Iowa, and head to Hollywood, where they open a dance academy. Adelle falls in love with Lincoln Palmer (Dennis Weaver), the father of a student (Sammee Lee Jones), and Helen grows jealous of the budding relationship. Helen's jealousy of Adelle's romance with Lincoln leads to a fight, at which point Adelle demands that Helen move out. As Helen readies herself to move out, a mysterious intruder enters the house, walks up the staircase, and calls her real name
Helen Hill (Shelley Winters) and Adelle Bruckner (Debbie Reynolds) change their names, leave Iowa, and head to Hollywood, where they open a dance academy. Adelle falls in love with Lincoln Palmer (Dennis Weaver), the father of a student (Sammee Lee Jones), and Helen grows jealous of the budding relationship. Helen's jealousy of Adelle's romance with Lincoln leads to a fight, at which point Adelle demands that Helen move out. As Helen readies herself to move out, a mysterious intruder enters the house, walks up the staircase, and calls her real name
Credits
- Harrington, Curtis.
- Edwards, George.
- Feldman, Edward S.
- Farrell, Henry, 1920-2006.
- Ballard, Lucien.
- Reynolds, William H.
- Raksin, David.
- Lourié, Eugene.
- Reynolds, Debbie.
- Winters, Shelley.
- Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006.
- Moorehead, Agnes.
- United Artists.
- Filmways-Raymax picture.
- Cast
- Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver
Copyright
Registered 9Jun71 · LP39157 (Jan-Jun 1971) Copyright holder: Filmways, Inc., Raymax Productions, Inc., Raven Productions, Inc. & Virgo International Pictures, Inc
Sources
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — title, year, creator, length, copyright
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
- Wikidata · Q3567621 ↗ — country
Record added 2026-06-28T20:22:32Z