"Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing."
Fred Astaire
as Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas
as Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Edward Charles Wanderley
John Houseman
as Sears James
Craig Wasson
as Don Wanderley / David Wanderley
Patricia Neal
as Stella Hawthorne
Alice Krige
as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
Jacqueline Brookes
as Milly
Miguel Fernandes
as Gregory Bates
Lance Holcomb
as Fenny Bates
Mark Chamberlin
as Young John Jaffrey
Tim Choate
as Young Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson
as Young Edward Wanderley
Ken Olin
as Young Sears James
Brad Sullivan
as Sheriff Hardesty
Michael O'Neill
as Churchill
Guy Boyd
as Omar Norris
Robert Burr
as Principal
Helena Carroll
as Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis
as Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman
as Nettie Dedham
James Greene
as Mailman
Ruth Hunt
as Florence
Deborah Offner
as Helen
Virginia Bingham
as Sears' Mother
William F. Conway
as Sears' Father
Russell R. Bletzer
as Reverend Wilkinson
Terrance Mario Carnes
as Waiter
Alfred Curven
as Man in Coffin
Edward F. Dillon
as Judge
Alvin W. Fretz
as Coroner
Hugh Hires
as Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn
as Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow
as Ricky's Mother
Betty Low
as Irmengard
Mason Cardiff
as Schoolboy
Gale Grindle
as Student
Tom Rolf
Editor
John Irvin
Director
Burt Weissbourd
Producer
Lawrence D. Cohen
Screenplay
Peter Straub
Novel
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Norman Newberry
Production Design
Ronald G. Smith
Associate Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Douglas Green
Co-Producer
Art Direction
Mary Ann Biddle
Set Decoration
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
William Apperson
Construction Foreman
Allan Bromberg
Assistant Sound Editor
May Routh
Costume Design
Irving Buchman
Carl Fullerton
Albert Jeyte
Dean Lyras
Second Assistant Director
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
James R. Alexander
Sound
James Allen
Assistant Decorator
John Zemansky
Property Master
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Larry Carow
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Stanley H. Polinsky
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Richard C. Franklin
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Mark Server
Boom Operator
Henry Millar Jr.
Special Effects
Sonny P. Filippini
Script Supervisor
David Pettijohn
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound Recordist
Ted Varnadoe
Electrician
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Harry Betts
Orchestrator
John Caper Jr.
Music Coordinator
Michel Mention
Peter T. Myers
Bobby Brown
Assistant Camera
Suzanne E. Petersen
Production Assistant
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Conductor
Lou Barlia
Michael Ripps
Assistant Editor
Susan Turner
Syd Dutton
Matte Painter
Peter Knight
John J. Stephens
Mike Henry
Patrick A. DiCocco
Production Driver
Dick Smith
Erik Cord
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator