She Waits

She Waits is a 1972 American television horror film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Patty Duke, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire. It follows a murdered woman whose spirit possesses her husband's new wife.^[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title, Night of the Exorcist.^[1]

She Waits
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Also known as	Night of the Exorcist (UK)[1]
Written by	Art Wallace
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Starring	Patty Duke David McCallum Dorothy McGuire Lew Ayres
Composer	Morton Stevens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producer	Delbert Mann
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Editor	John F. Schreyer
Running time	74 minutes[2]
Production company	Metromedia Producers Corporation
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28)[3]

Cast

• Patty Duke as Laura Wilson
• David McCallum as Mark Wilson
• Dorothy McGuire as Sarah Wilson
• Lew Ayres as Dr. Sam Carpenter
• Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Medina
• James T. Callahan as David Brody
• Nelson Olmsted as Antique Dealer Kurawicz

Reception

Author and critic John Kenneth Muir wrote:

A story of spirit possession, She Waits (1972) is one of the most long-winded and dull of the early 1970’s made-for-TV horror films. Basically, the movie sets down in the Wilson family house, and rarely leaves that setting... She Waits features no real action, no real explanation for the survival of Elaine’s spirit in the house, and no real horror, either....^[5]