JOAN CRAWFORD: HORROR COLLECTION

Two-disc set includes: Harriet Craig (1950)Joan Crawford turns in a powerhouse performance as the title character, a neurotic perfectionist whose need for neatness and control in her stately mansion borders on the psychotic. When husband Wendell Corey is about to be promoted, she sabotages his chances, forcing him to admit that her selfishness and torment have gotten way out of control. Lucile Watson and Allyn Joslyn also star in this adaptation of George Kelly's 1925 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 94 min. BW/Rtg: NR Queen Bee (1955)Expert tale of deceit and manipulation-Southern style-with Joan Crawford as rotten Georgia peach Eva Phillips married to mill tycoon Avery (Barry Sullivan). When a pretty cousin from New York arrives at their home, back-stabbing, illicit love, and jealousy follow, with Eva's controlling ways getting the better of everyone-and herself. John Ireland, Betsy Palmer, and Lucy Marlow co-star. 95 min. BW/Rtg: NR Strait-Jacket (1964)After 20 years in the booby hatch, Lucy Harbin (Joan Crawford), convicted for the axe murders of her husband (an uncredited Lee Majors) and his lover, finds peace at her daughter Carol's (Diane Baker) home. But once heads start to roll again, it looks like Lucy's given decapitation another crack. Classic William Castle shocker, written by Robert Bloch ("Psycho"), reassures "It's only a movie... It's only a movie." With Leif Erickson, George Kennedy, Howard St. John. 93 min. BW/Rtg: NR Berserk! (1967)Offbeat shocker stars Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers, a circus owner whose big top is beset by the sadistic murders of several of her performers. But receipts soar thanks to the grisly deaths which include a tightrope walker falling onto a bed of bayonets, Monica's partner getting a spike through his head, and a gruesome "accident" while a woman is being sawed in half! Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Michael Gough, Judy Geeson also star. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free