
110 minutes
12/18/1981
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Fred Astaire
as Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas
as Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman
as Sears James

Craig Wasson
as Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal
as Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige
as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Jacqueline Brookes
as Milly

Miguel Fernandes
as Gregory Bates
Lance Holcomb
as Fenny Bates

Mark Chamberlin
as Young John Jaffrey

Tim Choate
as Young Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson
as Young Edward Wanderley

Ken Olin
as Young Sears James

Brad Sullivan
as Sheriff Hardesty

Michael O'Neill
as Churchill

Guy Boyd
as Omar Norris
Robert Burr
as Principal

Helena Carroll
as Mrs. Meredith

Robin Curtis
as Rea Dedham

Breon Gorman
as Nettie Dedham

James Greene
as Mailman
Ruth Hunt
as Florence

Deborah Offner
as Helen
Virginia Bingham
as Sears' Mother
William F. Conway
as Sears' Father
Russell R. Bletzer
as Reverend Wilkinson
Terrance Mario Carnes
as Waiter
Alfred Curven
as Man in Coffin
Edward F. Dillon
as Judge
Alvin W. Fretz
as Coroner
Hugh Hires
as Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn
as Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow
as Ricky's Mother
Betty Low
as Irmengard
Mason Cardiff
as Schoolboy
Gale Grindle
as Student