Name: What's the Matter with Helen?
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 1971-06-30
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Agnes Moorehead

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So you met someone and now you know how it feels. Goody, Goody.

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

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Hollywood History
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Intrigue

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Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Written by: Henry Farrell
Produced by: George Edwards
Music by: David Raksin

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June 30, 1971 · 1 h 41 min · G

Released: June 30, 1971
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
Age rating: G
Content: Violence
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 1 country

Tropes

Red Herring, The Lost Lenore, Foreshadowing +9

Red Herring
The Lost Lenore
Foreshadowing
Ambiguously Gay
Intimate Haircut
Important Haircut
Madness Mantra
Title Drop
Affably Evil
Sanity Slippage
Advertised Extra
Mummies at the Dinner Table

12 of 36 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream What's the Matter with Helen??

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Is What's the Matter with Helen? worth watching?

54

MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 55%).

Will What's the Matter with Helen? scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

What tropes does What's the Matter with Helen? use?

Red HerringThe Lost LenoreForeshadowingAmbiguously GayIntimate HaircutImportant HaircutMadness MantraTitle DropAffably EvilSanity SlippageAdvertised ExtraMummies at the Dinner Tableand 24 more

TV Tropes lists 36 tropes for it, including Red Herring, The Lost Lenore, and Foreshadowing.