The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies.
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
- Released: 1976-12-25
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 31m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 369 votes
Directed by Nicolas Gessner.
Top cast
- Jodie Foster as Rynn Jacobs
- Martin Sheen as Frank Hallet
- Alexis Smith as Mrs. Cora Hallet
- Mort Shuman as Officer Ron Miglioriti
- Scott Jacoby as Mario Podesta
- Dorothy Davis as Town Hall Clerk
- Clesson Goodhue as Bank Manager
- Hubert Noël as Bank Clerk
- Jacques Famery as Bank Clerk
- Mary Morter as Teller
Where to watch The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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