- For the Movie Jo Night episode, see MJN - Scream, Pretty Peggy.
Scream, Pretty Peggy is a made-for-TV thriller that aired on ABC on November 24, 1973.
Plot[]
College student Peggy Johns finds employment with the reclusive sculptor Jeffrey Elliott and his mother. Despite warnings from Mrs. Elliott, Peggy becomes close with Jeffrey and intrigued by the mystery of his absent sister Jennifer.
Cast[]
- Bette Davis - Mrs. Elliott
- Ted Bessell - Jeffrey Elliott
- Sian Barbara Allen - Peggy Johns
- Christiane Schmidtmer as Jennifer Elliott
- Charles Drake - George Thornton
- Allan Arbus - Dr. Eugene Saks
- Tovah Feldshuh - Agnes Thornton
Notes[]
- The title of this movie seems to be derived from the Scottish folk song "The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie", in which the chorus begins with the line "O come down the stairs Pretty Peggy, my dear". In 1962, Bob Dylan released a song entitled "Pretty Peggy-O" that drew inspiration from the Scottish song. It was later covered by The Grateful Dead.
- Director Gordon Hessler directed three episodes of The Master, though not any of the ones featured in Master Ninja I and Master Ninja II.
- Ted Bessell was known at the time for having played the handsome-but-bland Donald on the TV sitcom That Girl from 1966 to 1971.
- Allan Arbus had a recurring role on M*A*S*H as Major Freedman.
Riffed Versions[]
- Movie Jo Night, 2025
MST3K Connections[]
- Writer Jimmy Sangster was also writer for The Crawling Eye.
- Christiane Schmidtmer also portrayed Helga in The Giant Spider Invasion.
- Composer Robert Prince was also composer for Squirm.
- Costume designer Burton Miller was also costume designer for Kitten with a Whip.
- Post production operations head Charles Clement was also music editor for Earth vs the Spider, Teenage Cave Man, and War of the Colossal Beast, as well as post-production operations head for San Francisco International and Riding with Death.
- Editorial supervisor Richard Belding was also editorial supervisor for San Francisco International.