Savage Intruder (aka Hollywood Horror House) (1970)

A psychopathic serial killer (David Garfield) preys on middle aged women in Hollywood. He manipulates himself into the mansion of an aged movie actress (Miriam Hopkins) and slowly begins to take over the household. This SUNSET BOULEVARD meets the psychedelic age melding was written, produced and directed by Donald Wolfe (so there's no one else to blame). Horror films with aging actresses from Hollywood's "Golden Age" were quite the norm in the 1960s and early 1970s. Davis, Crawford, Bankhead among them and this film represents Miriam Hopkins' entry in the "hag horror" genre and she's supported by Gale Sondergaard as her secretary/companion. This slasher wasn't as bad as I expected it to be but it's not very good either. Hopkins and Sondergaard are professionals and they both deliver solid performances given the sordid material. Garfield on the other hand is pretty bad. Its violence is pretty grisly but I've seen worse. If you're into giallo movies, you might enjoy it. With Virginia Wing, Florence Lake and in his final film role, Joe Besser of The Three Stooges.