Dementia 13 (1963) is a gothic horror thriller directed by Francis Ford Coppola, produced by Roger Corman.
The story follows a scheming young widow who, after her husband’s sudden death, plots to secure his family’s inheritance. She travels to their Irish estate, where she becomes entangled in a web of secrets, madness, and murder. With eerie atmosphere, shocking violence, and psychological tension, Dementia 13 is a chilling precursor to Coppola’s later masterpieces.
Film Details
Title: Dementia 13
Year: 1963
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Gothic
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Roger Corman
Starring:
Luana Anders as Louise Haloran
William Campbell as Richard Haloran
Patrick Magee as Dr. Caleb
Bart Patton
Runtime: Approx. 75 minutes
Studio: American International Pictures
Country: United States
Format: Black‑and‑white
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The story follows a scheming young widow who, after her husband’s sudden death, plots to secure his family’s inheritance. She travels to their Irish estate, where she becomes entangled in a web of secrets, madness, and murder. With eerie atmosphere, shocking violence, and psychological tension, Dementia 13 is a chilling precursor to Coppola’s later masterpieces.
Film Details
Title: Dementia 13
Year: 1963
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Gothic
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Roger Corman
Starring:
Luana Anders as Louise Haloran
William Campbell as Richard Haloran
Patrick Magee as Dr. Caleb
Bart Patton
Runtime: Approx. 75 minutes
Studio: American International Pictures
Country: United States
Format: Black‑and‑white
#Dementia13 #FrancisFordCoppola #RogerCorman #LuanaAnders #PatrickMagee #HorrorClassic #AxeMurderer #1960sCinema #SlasherDebut #BlackAndWhiteFilm
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00:00:19Oh, I've got a good one that's really great
00:00:22Showed the big buttons and it started to shake
00:00:24Oh, you know, she's me and my mom stopped to leave
00:00:26Oh, then I'm on it and it started to be
00:00:31John, let's go to bed
00:00:32I want to take the boat out alone
00:00:34I'll be up later
00:00:35No, I'll go with you
00:00:52John
00:00:55John
00:00:59That will is no good
00:01:02Your mother's still alive. We can talk her into changing it
00:01:06You're always too greedy, Louise
00:01:08I just don't like to see her exploiting you
00:01:13Honey, she's leaving all of your family's money for charity
00:01:16In the name of this mysterious Kathleen
00:01:19It's ridiculous
00:01:21Your mother is crazy
00:01:23You don't know anything about it
00:01:25I know that music's terrible
00:01:39John, you're rowing too hard. Let me row
00:01:42You're concerned about me, Louise
00:01:45Is it my heart?
00:01:46Yes
00:01:48You're only a member of the family as long as you're my wife
00:01:52If I die before mother, you're a stranger
00:01:55But this is my part of the baby
00:01:56The title
00:01:58I'm titled
00:01:59Said nothing
00:02:00What,уда, literature
00:02:03Your mother
00:02:04I was młode
00:02:04And now you've done it
00:02:06Where are the tilts
00:02:06No, Aunt Maria
00:02:07I had started on her
00:02:09Where are the tilts?
00:02:10In the go
00:02:12In the go
00:02:18It's empty, you idiot!
00:02:33Roll faster, Louise.
00:02:36If I die, there's nothing in it for you.
00:02:39Shut up.
00:02:48John?
00:02:52John!
00:03:09Now what do I do?
00:03:12I gotta get rid of him.
00:03:15Oh, I gotta get rid of him.
00:03:17I'm bringing the bridge to the shore.
00:03:18I'm gonna start to show you.
00:03:20Oh, yeah, she's near my heart.
00:03:22I'm gonna start to show you.
00:03:24There's only one that I'm having to love.
00:03:27She's the one that I'm thinking about.
00:03:29I'm gonna start to show you.
00:03:31Oh, I'm gonna let the bridge out of my neck.
00:03:34I feel strange.
00:03:37I'm starting to feel bad.
00:03:38Oh, well, where did she go?
00:03:41Where does it happen?
00:03:42I can say.
00:03:43I'm not going to love.
00:09:56I love this little wedding.
00:10:01Have you none of my friends?
00:10:02You're right back?
00:10:02Why do you care about it?
00:10:04Believe it.
00:10:06Can you show us?
00:10:09I'll be right back.
00:10:09No puns yet.
00:10:23Mine aren't the worst.
00:10:29It's engraven on her little tombstone now.
00:10:32How did she die?
00:10:33She drowned in the pond.
00:10:46Passengers arriving from London and Ford.
00:10:49Air Lingus, Irish International Airlines, wish you eight feet of fortune.
00:10:57Your baggage will be delivered shortly on the conveyor belt.
00:11:03Passengers traveling onwards by air today should check at the passenger service desk.
00:11:11Excuse me, Miss. Are you Kane?
00:11:13Yes. Hello.
00:11:15Oh, I'm Billy, Richard's brother. I came to get you.
00:11:17Oh, hi. I'm so happy to meet you.
00:11:18Nice to meet you.
00:11:20Oh, Richard's sorry he couldn't come to get you, but he's...
00:11:22Well, he's up to his elbows in statues, so I said I wouldn't mind picking you up.
00:11:25Thanks. That's awfully nice of you, Billy.
00:11:29Air Lingus, Irish International Airlines, wish you Kate Mila Foytel.
00:11:36Your baggage will be delivered shortly on the conveyor belt.
00:11:43My oldest brother, John, had to leave early this morning, but his wife, Louise, is still here.
00:11:47She's from America, so you won't get homesick.
00:11:49That's my bag.
00:11:50Oh.
00:12:02Is it cold?
00:12:03It's freezing.
00:12:04But all old castles are like that.
00:12:07To tell you the truth, Kessel Halloran gives me nightmares.
00:12:16There it is.
00:12:18There it is.
00:12:18There it is.
00:12:43Unbelievable.
00:12:49We'll leave the luggage for a minute.
00:12:51Come on, I'll take you two in.
00:12:57This is where he works.
00:13:15What is this?
00:13:18I'm sorry, Richard.
00:13:22Okay.
00:13:31I'm sorry, I didn't pick you up myself, honey, but I wanted to finish this statue.
00:13:35You look wonderful.
00:13:45I find a statue reminds me of death.
00:13:49How very unusual, Lady Halloran.
00:13:51For a woman to have been married to such a famous sculpture and yet feel that way.
00:13:56Did, uh, John mention when he was going to return?
00:14:00He wasn't sure.
00:14:02We thought I'd stay on for a while to get to know the family.
00:14:07And then if he couldn't make it back, I'd just return to New York.
00:14:12How long is a little while?
00:14:15As long as you like, Mother.
00:14:18Oh, you're very welcome here, Louise.
00:14:20As long as you understand the privacy of our personal duties.
00:14:27I speak of the ceremony tomorrow. I'm sure John explained it to you.
00:14:32I'm afraid John was usually too busy to talk much about the family.
00:14:37That's why I'm so happy to be here, finally.
00:14:40And you'll have a pleasant stay.
00:14:42And I'm sure you can find something to occupy your time during the ceremony.
00:14:46It won't take very long.
00:14:49Perhaps I am superstitious.
00:14:51But I think it's important that only the immediate members of the family should give their thoughts to...
00:14:57God.
00:15:10Excuse me.
00:15:22I don't care what tragedy hangs over this family. I want to get married. I'm engaged to be married. I'm
00:15:29going to get married.
00:15:31Moreover, I'm going to marry Cain.
00:15:40Mother, Kathleen's dead. She's been dead for seven years.
00:15:45You never talked so much when you were a child.
00:15:52I cried a lot, didn't I? I'm afraid I might be doing that again if you frighten her away from
00:15:57me.
00:16:00You want me to include her?
00:16:03To talk to her.
00:16:05Yes.
00:16:09Yes, I do.
00:16:11Very well. I will.
00:16:14I'll tell her I don't care for her.
00:16:20Mother.
00:16:23You hurt her.
00:16:25And I promise you, I'll never forget it.
00:16:52But you said you didn't ride very much.
00:16:54I don't. I'm just showing off because I finally got you to myself.
00:17:01Good morning.
00:17:03Oh, good morning, Louise.
00:17:05It's nice to see her enjoying herself for a change.
00:17:08The weird around this place isn't good for her.
00:17:10She may be right.
00:17:12Especially an American girl.
00:17:15You can tell she's been raised on promises.
00:17:18What are you going to do about that?
00:17:20What are you going to do about that?
00:17:22I don't understand.
00:17:24I saw you squirming when Mother read the will.
00:17:28You gave John enough dirty looks to give him a heart attack.
00:17:32Don't joke about that.
00:17:35You know he has a bad heart.
00:17:40But I know you didn't mean anything by it.
00:17:43You know, I think you ought to spend more time with your wife to be.
00:17:46You're an intelligent woman, Louise.
00:17:48You notice things. Size people up.
00:17:51You know when they're happy, you know when something's bothering them.
00:17:54I want you to do me a little favor.
00:17:56Of course.
00:17:57Keep that microscope you've got built into your eye off of me.
00:18:01I'll see you.
00:18:14This will take you in, all right.
00:18:16Oh, there's plenty of you from up there.
00:18:25Looks very interesting to know about all the secret passages, will you?
00:18:28Oh, I know them all.
00:18:29I've been here 20 years.
00:18:3120 years? How wonderful.
00:18:32Ah, well, you know how it is.
00:18:34You get used to a family, and you get to like your room,
00:18:37and you get to know the run of the house.
00:18:39And before you know it, there you are.
00:18:4120 years.
00:18:44You must have been here then when, uh, the little girl.
00:18:49Ah, yes.
00:18:51That was a sad thing, that was.
00:18:54Lord Halloran was a much-loved man,
00:18:56and he invited one of the country fellas up here for his wedding.
00:18:59Oh, a big wedding, that was.
00:19:01A big banquet, and everyone invited.
00:19:03She was all dressed up as the bride.
00:19:06Running about to her heart's content all over the place.
00:19:11There's never been a wedding here since.
00:19:13What about Cain and Richard?
00:19:15Well, it's not my business,
00:19:16but I wouldn't be betting you'd see another wedding here.
00:19:19Well, I must go back to work.
00:19:33I won't even bet.
00:19:35I won't be betting you'd see another wedding here.
00:19:38I won't be betting you're betting on it.
00:19:39I don't know if you're betting you're betting on it.
00:19:45I won't be betting on it.
00:19:50It's not my business.
00:19:50I won't be betting on it.
00:20:02Billy? Billy? Billy, are you all right?
00:20:05Oh, hello, Cain. Oh, sure, sure. I'm fine.
00:20:08I was just remembering about Kathleen.
00:20:11Kathleen? Oh, yes, the little girl.
00:20:15Richard told me all about her.
00:20:17We used to play together right here.
00:20:19Yes. Sometimes I think I can still hear her laughing, just like them.
00:20:25Is this the pond?
00:20:27Yes. She was missing all night.
00:20:31Mother was frantic, almost uncontrollable.
00:20:35Next morning, we found Kathleen floating in the water right over there.
00:20:40I'm sorry, Billy.
00:20:42No, Cain, I'm sorry.
00:20:44I'm sorry.
00:20:49I'm not always so morbid, just that the funeral ceremony is today.
00:20:54It's a very beautiful pond.
00:20:56You know, this is all just exactly like I imagined Ireland would be.
00:21:00It rained the day of the funeral.
00:21:03We stood around her grave under black umbrellas,
00:21:07and then we threw flowers under her little headstone.
00:21:12Mother looked at the flowers,
00:21:14and then she collapsed.
00:21:18Every year, it's been the same.
00:21:21The umbrellas,
00:21:23flowers,
00:21:25the mother's collapsed.
00:21:30But that was years ago.
00:21:31Why do you keep having the same ceremony over and over again?
00:21:35There's some things you don't understand.
00:21:37Not yet.
00:21:40Mother's probably waiting.
00:21:41Is Richard ready for the ceremony?
00:21:43I don't know.
00:21:44I think he's in his studio.
00:21:45He said he had a sudden inspiration.
00:21:47Something about wanting to finish a statue before...
00:21:50All right, Simon.
00:21:51I've seen you.
00:21:52Come out of there now.
00:21:53I give up.
00:21:55You caught me fair and square, Master Billy.
00:21:58I give myself up.
00:22:00So, it's poaching again, are you, Simon?
00:22:02Well, let me tell you,
00:22:04you just about scared the wits on a poor Miss Kane here.
00:22:07Shame on you, Simon.
00:22:08Shame on you.
00:22:09T'was only old bushy tale, Master.
00:22:12Me soul rot.
00:22:14I swear by the shade of Finn McCool, Master Billy,
00:22:17I'm not poaching your legal game.
00:22:19No, t'was only that no-good rabbit-stealing fox
00:22:22that brings me here.
00:22:23Please, Master Billy,
00:22:25for the memory of your late great father,
00:22:28God rest his soul,
00:22:29don't turn me over to the bulls.
00:22:31Of course not.
00:22:32Simon, but don't let me catch you
00:22:34running around through the brush again like this.
00:22:36Now, off with you.
00:22:37Oh, God bless you, my boy.
00:22:39It is a true sign of the late great lord
00:22:41in his estate, Yar.
00:22:44Forgive me, miss.
00:22:46The last thing in the world old Simon would want to do
00:22:48is to frighten a fresh young beauty.
00:22:53Like yourself.
00:22:55Bye, Simon.
00:22:56Old Simon likes to think of himself
00:22:58as the last of the great Irish poachers.
00:23:00Isn't that dangerous,
00:23:01running around with a gun like that?
00:23:03I don't think it's been fired for 30 years.
00:23:05I'm not even sure it's loaded.
00:23:06Well, how does he catch anything, or does he?
00:23:08Well, he sets out snares for rabbits.
00:23:10When he finds them empty,
00:23:11he blames it on old bushytail.
00:23:13Old bushytail's a fox.
00:23:14Or at least Simon thinks so.
00:23:16Nobody's ever seen old bushytail,
00:23:18and I don't think Simon has, either.
00:23:19All right.
00:23:22Good night.
00:25:00Please, let me help.
00:25:07Have Lily prepare her room.
00:25:08I'll take care of her.
00:25:16What happened?
00:25:18One of the flowers died when it touched her grave.
00:25:51I'll take care of her.
00:26:03There's something in this house, like music in the hallways.
00:26:11Like a child's music, asking me something, but more like begging me.
00:26:21Begging for what?
00:26:23Begging for her mother to listen to her.
00:26:34You know?
00:26:37I've heard her.
00:26:40She asks for you.
00:26:45Oh, tiny thing.
00:26:48She wants you to listen to her.
00:26:53To watch for her signs.
00:26:55I do try.
00:26:58Do you know what she wants?
00:27:01She'll tell me.
00:27:02I promise you.
00:27:06She'll tell me.
00:27:11Now rest.
00:27:13She'll give us a sign.
00:27:15I promise you.
00:27:16I'm going to go.
00:27:17I promise you.
00:27:19Shh.
00:27:19Shh.
00:27:23Shh.
00:27:29Shh.
00:27:30Shh.
00:27:31Shh.
00:27:31Shh.
00:27:34Shh.
00:27:35Shh.
00:31:46How are you?
00:31:47I think you'll find that you're in quite the wrong part of Castle Halloran to find your room.
00:31:54Good night, Louise.
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00:38:54Good night, Mr. Halloran, Mr. Halloran.
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