The Joy That Kills (1985)
56m
Running Time
January 28, 1985Release Date
The Joy That Kills (1985)
56m
Running Time
January 28, 1985Release Date
Plot.
Louise dreams of traveling the world, but her weak heart and husband Brently's overbearing concern keep her from doing so. However, news of a train accident changes everything.
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Cast & Crew.
Frances Conroy
Louise Mallard
Jeffrey DeMunn
Brently Mallard
Patrick Horgan
Dr. Le Brun
Rosalind Cash
Maggie
Lady B.J.
Vendor
Elizabeth Franz
Aunt Josephine
Webo O'Neal
Antoine
Ashley McMurry
Child Louise
Lee Richardson
Louise's Father
Robert Costley
George
Ann M. Masson
Eugenie Le Brun
Patrick Tovatt
Richards
Tina Rathborne
Director / Writer
Nancy Dyer
Writer
Mikhail Suslov
Director of Photography
Cindy Kaplan Rooney
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
The Joy that Kills is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 28, 1985. The production was filmed at the Gallier House Museum in New Orleans.