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