Night Caller

Sunbathing in her backyard, Marcia Fowler (the beautiful Felicia Farr) spots a teen new neighbour, Roy Bullock, eyeing her up( his eyeballs look like they're going to pop out). Frightened, she calls the police, who warn Roy not to be a peeping Tom. Marcia also asks her husband Jack to admonish Roy, but Jack finds Roy to be friendly. Roy befriends 12-year-old Stevey Fowler.

Meanwhile,Marcia begins getting obscene telephone calls, and naturally thinks it's the gawping teen neighbour, Roy. Things comes to a head when her hubby and stepson go to San Francisco, leaving her alone - another of those phone calls rings. Then Roy visits Marcia to leave a gift for Stevey, and to chide Marcia for her infidelity. Panicked, she overreacts, and soon regrets her rashness.

And of course, there's a twist in the tale regarding the phone calls, but you probably know that by reading the other reviews. This is a well-acted melodrama with good characterisations, especially from Felicia Farr, whose moral compass is lacking and is obviously cheating on her husband. Bruce Dern is ok as the peeping Tom, who looks a little shady to me, so it's understandable that Felicia Farr's character is reacting like she does. There's an effective suburban atmosphere, nice subtle suspense with a good finale.