House on Greenapple Road (1970)

Thanks for the memories!

One of my all time favorites.

Memorable, crazy movie

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

When I think of lost treasure movies by genre, this one certainly makes the claim as the best "Who-dun-it?" police drama mystery I've seen.It hits the mark on so many levels: first, an all star banner cast of great actors who are just fun to see all working together on this unique TV mystery. Clever scripting and a brilliant red herring that make for a puzzle that gradually unfolds until that one big key element is finally revealed.As evidence witness statements are gathered, the story takes form of a middle aged suburbia housewife's (Janet Leigh) numerous trysts while her traveling salesman is away. At the opening, her daughter (trivia alert- -that's Eve "Jan Brady" Plumb) arrives home and finds a blood soaked mess in the kitchen, and her mother missing. Soon, Lt. Dan August (Christopher George), a shrewd and dedicated detective tries to sort through all the evidence and the gossip about the missing woman, and determine what really happened in that house. There are several fine sub-plots about police work in general, and wonderful characterizations all around from the cast.A TV movie from the 70's made by the Quinn-Martin people, who produced several crime dram TV shows at that time. Definitely worth finding this one for a good watch.

i also saw this movie when younger (around 7 or 8) and like the other user comments, i remember one scene with blood all over the place in a house. it scared me so much at the time that i actually remembered the name of the movie, found it on IMDb and am now writing this comment. over the years i have remembered then forgotten again, but from time to time would search for it out of curiosity, as if to see if the movie was really the one i saw. I don't remember anything else, just that one haunting scene. there was something about the presentation of themovie/scene that was very realistic, unlike many movies today. it was like suburban nightmare behind close doors sort of image.

I would have to agree that Janet Leigh looks very beautiful in this movie, but I hope that people also notice how great of a performance she gives. This character gives her the chance to play a much more seedy part, and she plays it to the hilt. I don't want to take away from the other great things about this movie because there are many. The plot was great, most of the actors were very good, and the use of flashbacks was COOL! The script was quite racy for a TV movie of that time. House on Greenapple Road still holds up watching it today, and many believe it is one of the better made for TV movies.

I started watching this made for TV film partly because Janet Leigh was in it. I was surprised that it turned out to be a pretty good TV movie. Leigh plays a cheating wife who disappears and the men who she has been having affairs with come into question as her possible abductor/murderer etc. This film spun off into the Dan August TV series. Dan August is the plain clothes police officer assigned to crack the case and find the missing Janet Leigh character. Overall an entertaining picture. Janet Leigh looked good in a white bathing suit by the way.