Don't Open the Door!

Don't Open the Door!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. F. Brownrigg
Written by
  • Frank Schaefer
  • Kerry Newcomb
Produced by
Starring
  • Susan Bracken
  • Larry O'Dwyer
  • Gene Ross
  • Jim Harrell
CinematographyRobert B. Alcott
Edited byJerry Caraway
Lynn Leneau Calmes
Music byRobert Farrar
Release date
  • May 1, 1974 (1974-05-01)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Don't Open the Door!, also known as Don't Hang Up,[2] is a 1974 American horror film, directed by S. F. Brownrigg and starring Susan Bracken, Larry O'Dwyer, and Gene Ross. Its plot follows a young woman who returns to her hometown to care for her ailing grandmother, where she is tormented by disturbing phone calls from a deranged maniac.

Filmed in Jefferson, Texas in 1973, Don't Open the Door! was originally released regionally in Texas under the title Don't Hang Up in May 1974. It was subsequently acquired by Capital Films Corporation, who re-released it in 1979.

  1. ^ "Jurow Suspense Movie Will Open Here May 1". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. April 23, 1974. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Brown, Don (April 28, 1974). "'Don't Hang Up!' Has Its Premiere Showing Here". The Tyler Courier-Times. Tyler, Texas – via Newspapers.com.

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