Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only
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GenreHorror
Mystery
Thriller
Based on"Dying Room Only" (1953 short story)
by Richard Matheson
Written byRichard Matheson
Directed byPhilip Leacock
StarringCloris Leachman
Ross Martin
Ned Beatty
Louise Latham
Dana Elcar
Dabney Coleman
Music byCharles Fox
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLee Rich
Producers
  • Allen S. Epstein
  • Neil T. Maffeo
Production locationsBorrego Springs, California, U.S.
CinematographyJohn M. Stephens
EditorBill Mosher
Running time74 minutes
Production companyLorimar Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1973 (1973-09-18)
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Dying Room Only is a 1973 American made-for-television horror mystery thriller film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Cloris Leachman and Ross Martin. Written by Richard Matheson and based on his 1953 short story of the same name, the film follows a woman whose husband disappears after they stop by a rural diner in the Arizona desert.

Produced by Lorimar Productions, who was also in charge of many television films of the period, Dying Room Only had its world premiere broadcast on ABC as a Tuesday movie of the week on September 18, 1973.[1] It was later released on VHS, and eventually DVD by the Warner Archive Collection.

  1. ^ "'Dying Room Only' stars Cloris Leachman". Schenactady Gazette. 15 September 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2015.