The Nanny.
10 year old Joey gets sent to an institution after being blamed for the death of his little sister in the bath. when he gets released a couple of years later he's reluctent to go home because of the nanny(Bette Davis) who he has always hated.
And joey is still a disturbed young chap who enjoys playing cruel pranks, so when his mum later gets poisoned Joey gets the blame eventhough he denys it.
this is of those typical Hammer psycho style thrillers that they made apart from the gothic horrors. it is very well made and acted and suspenseful and keeps you guessing throughout. Bette Davis is very good indeed as the to good to be sweet old nanny. and actress Wendy Craig also gives a solid performance as Joey's neurotic mother.
Yes i liked this film a lot. and shot in black and white gives it a lot of atmosphere as well. so i award 85.7 out of 100.
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