"A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China."
Esther Rolle
as Momma Sykes
Kene Holliday
as Sgt. Alvin Sykes
Frank Converse
as Tom Hackman
Paul Dooley
as Ames Prescott
Andrew Duggan
as Edwin Forbes
Laurence Luckinbill
as Dr. Glickman
Jean Marsh
as Sally Hackman
Fritz Weaver
as Poston
Jane Hitchcock
as Ruth
Claude Brooks
as Jessie Sykes
William Walker II
as Andy Sykes
Miguel Piñero
as Gonzalez
Jack Straw
as Norman
Arthur French
as Rib Man
James Dukas
as Transplant
Nedda Harrigan
as Woman on Bus
Dillon Evans
as Butler
Maret Halinen
as Girl Friend #1
Cindy Reynolds
as Girl Friend #2
James Dixon
as Sweeney
Gordon Gould
as Dr. Santos
Sally Moran
as Museum Guide
E. Brian Dean
as Bouncer
Conrad Yama
as House Boy
Estelle Evans
as 1st Maid
Lea Scott
as 2nd Maid
Randy Jurgensen
as 1st Detective
Larry Silvestri
as 2nd Detective
Jimmy Aurichio
as 3rd Detective
Gregory Abels
as 4th Detective
Ted Thurston
as Druggist
Rosanna Carter
as Maid (uncredited)
Larry Cohen
Director
Writer
Paul Glickman
Director of Photography
Joey Levine
Original Music Composer
Chris Palmaro
Armond Lebowitz
Editor