The Eyes of Annie Jones

The Eyes of Annie Jones
The Eyes of Annie Jones
Directed by	Reginald Le Borg
Written by	Louis Vittes
Based on	story by Henry Slesar
Produced by	Neil McCallum; Jack Parsons
Starring	Richard Conte; Francesca Annis; Joyce Carey;
Cinematography	Peter Hennessy
Edited by	Robert Winter
Music by	Buxton Orr
Production; companies	Jack Parsons-Neil McCallum Productions; Associated Producers Inc
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (US); Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	May 13, 1964;
Running time	73 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom;
Language	English

The Eyes of Annie Jones is a 1964 American-British drama film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis and Joyce Carey.^[2] The film tells the story of a sleepwalking young woman involved with a murder.

The film was shot in Spain and financed by Robert L. Lippert.^[3]

Plot[]

Taxi driver Lucas murders wealthy Geraldine Wheeler, with whom he had been having an affair. The victim's Aunt Helen gets in touch with Geraldine's brother David and with Annie Jones, a 17-year-old girl from a nearby orphanage, who is said to have powers of extrasensory perception.

It turns out David has been embezzling from the family and hired Lucas to do the killing. A sleepwalking Annie seems to be possessed by the dead woman's spirit, saying things like, "They won't let me rest." When she approaches a spot where the body is buried, David has to prevent Lucas from killing the girl.

The two men have a falling out over money Lucas is still owed. The police become suspicious of him, and Lucas dies after crashing his speeding car. David is arrested, and the body and soul of Geraldine had not been allowed to rest, now found in the car's trunk.

Cast[]

Richard Conte as David Wheeler
Francesca Annis as Annie Jones
Joyce Carey as Aunt Helen
Myrtle Reed as Carol Wheeler
Shay Gorman as Lucas
Victor Brooks as Sergeant Henry
Jean Lodge as Geraldine Wheeler
Alan Haines as Constable Marlowe
Mara Purcell as Orphanage Matron
Mark Dignam as Orphanage Director
Patricia McCarron as Miss Crossley
Max Bacon as Publican Hoskins
Barbara Leake as Margaret

Production[]

Robert L. Lippert tried to persuade Sophia Loren to play the lead.^[4]

Filming started in March 1963.^[5] It was shot in London.^[6]

References[]

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^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. 28 February 1963. ProQuest 168190988.
^ Scheuer, P. K. (12 March 1963). "History just lark to mayans in film". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168260009.
^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. 21 June 1963. ProQuest 168326468.