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The Stepmother is a 1972 suspense film directed and produced by Howard L. Avedis and released theatrically in the U.S. by Crown International Pictures. It stars Alejandro Rey as an architect who murders a client he suspects is having an affair with his wife.[1]

The Stepmother
Directed by	Howard L. Avedis
Screenplay by	Howard L. Avedis
Produced by	Howard L. Avedis
Starring	Alejandro Rey John Anderson Katherine Justice Larry Linville Marlene Schmidt
Cinematography	Jack Beckett
Edited by	Ralph J. Hall Tony De Zarraga
Production company	Crown International Pictures
Release date	March 1972 (1972-03)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Alejandro Rey as Frank Delgado
• John Anderson as Inspector Darnezi
• Katherine Justice as Margo Delgado
• Larry Linville as Dick Hill
• Marlene Schmidt as Sonya Hill
• Claudia Jennings as Rita
• Rudy Herrera Jr. as Steve Delgado

Awards

Composer Sammy Fain and lyricist Paul Francis Webster were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Strange Are the Ways of Love."[1]

Reception

Leonard Maltin, writing in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, gave the film one-and-a-half-stars, commenting that, "Rey is okay as anti-hero of this cheapie murder-suspenser in the Hitchcock mold."[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1972

References

External links

• The Stepmother at IMDb

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