
Blood and Lace
Thriller · Drama · Horror
Overview
After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.
Top Cast


Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
Mrs. Deere
Gloria Grahame
Mrs. Deere


Melody Patterson
Melody Patterson
Ellie Masters
Melody Patterson
Ellie Masters


Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
Harold Mullins
Milton Selzer
Harold Mullins


Vic Tayback
Vic Tayback
Calvin Carruthers
Vic Tayback
Calvin Carruthers


Len Lesser
Len Lesser
Tom Kredge
Len Lesser
Tom Kredge
Terri Messina
Terri Messina
Bunch
Terri Messina
Bunch
Ronald Taft
Ronald Taft
Walter
Ronald Taft
Walter


Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher
Pete
Dennis Christopher
Pete
Peter Armstrong
Peter Armstrong
Ernest
Peter Armstrong
Ernest
Maggie Corey
Maggie Corey
Jennifer
Maggie Corey
Jennifer
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