House on Greenapple Road (1970)

I was searching youtube for made-for-TV mysteries one night and came across this little 1970's ABC mystery.It begins innocently; a little girl gets dropped off at her house and wanders inside... and suddenly all hell breaks loose when the girl discovers a ton of blood all over the kitchen. She goes to the neighbors and a police investigation begins to find the girl's mom... but Marian was not the most faithful of wives.Not only was the mystery intriguing but the acting was excellent, especially for a TV movie. I loved the title credits' originality and the soundtrack. Check this underrated little movie out with All the Kind Strangers (1974) and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), you won't be disappointed.

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'm glad to see all of the positive comments for this unjustly neglected - and, apparently, largely unknown - made-for-TV movie. Can't imagine why it's not available on home video (or at least on the Mystery Channel or some such).This whodunnit is presented with style and economy; a lean, mean little thriller, with a prestigious cast that just won't quit. In case you didn't peruse the names, I'll spotlight a few: Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Walter Pigeon, Keenan Wynn, Barry Sullivan, William Windom, Ed Asner and, of course, Chris George, a solid and dependable actor with screen presence and authority, who was taken from us too soon. Not many made-for-TV movies that weren't big-deal miniseries had casts like this (if any).Along with these are some players whose names may not be as well-known, but whose talent is as illustrious as those named above, and whose faces will be quite familiar to anyone who was a TV viewer during the late 60's-early 70's. Tim O'Connor, Paul Fix and Joanne Linville deserve honorable mention.This production is intelligent, witty and literate; indeed, some elements of the plot, dialogue and visuals were pretty strong for TV of the day. At any rate, it's far superior to so many of the tired retreads that pass for mystery-thrillers today (unless you watch the BBC a lot.)All in all, a nifty picture that deserves to be seen

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.