Della

August. 08,1964      PG
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Della Chappell is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants to develop some land that Della owns, the town sends out Barney Stafford to talk to her. She invites Barney over to negotiate the proposal. Barney soon takes a liking to Della's equally reclusive daughter Jenny Chappell. After spending some time with Jenny, he realizes that Della has a dark secret, one that keeps them from the outside world.

Joan Crawford as  Della Chappell
Diane Baker as  Jenny Chappell
Charles Bickford as  Hugh Stafford
Paul Burke as  Barney Stafford
Richard Carlson as  David Stafford
Robert Sampson as  Joel Stafford
Otto Kruger as  Walter Garrick
Richard Bull as  Mark Nodella
James Noah as  Chris Stafford
Sara Taft as  Mrs. Kyle

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Reviews

MamaGravity
1964/08/08

good back-story, and good acting

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Lightdeossk
1964/08/09

Captivating movie !

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Lachlan Coulson
1964/08/10

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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Dana
1964/08/11

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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