Synopsis
Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is sullen, overweight and heartbreakingly alone. Desperate for affection, she joins Aunt Carrie’s Friendship Club and strikes up a correspondence with Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco), a suave, charismatic smooth talker who could be the man of her dreams—or a wicked con artist bound for trouble. Based on a true story and filmed in documentary-style black and white, The Honeymoon Killers is a stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go to find true love, from brutally immoral killings to a passion that transcends all bounds.
Cast
| Shirley Stoler | Martha Beck |
| Tony Lo Bianco | Ray Fernandez |
| Mary Jane Higby | Janet Fay |
| Doris Roberts | Bunny |
| Kip McArdle | Delphine Downing |
| Marilyn Chris | Myrtle Young |
| Dortha Duckworth | Mrs. Beck |
| Barbara Cason | Evelyn Varden |
| Ann Harris | Doris Acker |
Credits
| Director | Leonard Kastle |
| Screenplay | Leonard Kastle |
| Producer | Warren Steibel |
| Associate producer | Paul Asselin |
| Editing | Stan Warnow and Richard Brophy |
| Sound | Fred Kamiel |
| Music selected from the works of | Gustav Mahler |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
- New interview with writer/director Leonard Kastle
- Illustrated essay by Scott Christianson (Condemned: Inside the Sing Sing Death House) on the true crime story of “Lonely Hearts Killers” Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck
- Original theatrical trailer
- New essay by critic Gary Giddins
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
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