A Question of Guilt (1978) Tuesday Weld, TV Movie, True Crime
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2021
- A1978 TV-movie based on the real-life case of Alice Crimmins. Doris Winters (Oscar-nominee Tuesday Weld) is a single mother whose children are killed under mysterious circumstances. Doris doesn't fit the image of the grieving mother- her clothes are too flashy, she's sexually promiscuous. Soon, Doris becomes a suspect in the murder of her own children. Did she do it?
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That poor woman should have had a lawyer. The police put a case together solely on the fact she was promiscuous.
Thank you for sharing this...great old movie! For those commenting on the quality and light....these are old VHS copies, if it wasn't for people sharing these we wouldn't probably ever see them. Enjoy it for what it is, classic films.
Thank you for understanding! If anyone knows where I could find a better quality copy, I'd be glad to find one. But this is the only copy of the film currently streaming online, so you take the bad with the good!
@@BeautifulBombs I'm from New Zealand, many of these films I've never seen before even though I am from that generation so I appreciate you and others uploading them! Thank you for taking the time and effort =)
I agree. We have to remember VHS it was not High Definition but we all managed to enjoy that time without complaints & focused on the film's story / plot
All of those male jurors have the hots for her
Exactly. People can be clueless.
Big Tuesday fan. Thanks for this lost gem.
She's being questioned without an attorney present
That's against the law
Those chauvinistic cops know that too
You can bet your last dollar
Tuesday Weld is one of the most beautiful actresses that there ever was
The milk man does that bring back memories I remember Al our milkman
Also diaper service trucks
Bunch of gossips
Where is her legal representation?
A very good made for TV movie. I looked for this movie all over and was never able to find it. Good story and Tuesday Weld is talented and a good looking actress, who is good in everything she's in. Worth Watching!!
Ugh, the cop who has it in for Doris completely ignores any other leads or possibilities. This is a well-acted movie but very frustrating in terms of the unfair treatment Tuesday's character receives from so many. In terms of the real case it's based upon, whether Alice Crimmins was guilty or not, she did not receive a fair trial. Tuesday should have gotten an Emmy nomination for this performance - she was robbed! RIP Ron Leibman.
I totally agree. Ms. Weld’s performance was amazing as always. I’ve never seen her give a bad performance, she is an amazing actor.
The real Doris name was “Alice Crimmins” this story was base on the killing of the kids in 1965..
Agreed there were many performances Tuesday should have been showered with awards for, she was always an exceptionally strong actress, who carried tremendous screen presence not too mention one who could bring gravitas to all her roles.
If this was really as it occurred to Alice Crimmins, the case there definitely should definitely have gone to retrial.
Far too much bias existed from the detective too interfering neighbours, not too mention the nuts that must have appeared from out of the woodwork to lynch her.
He was based on Det. Gerard Piering.
A masterpiece study of misogyny at its best. The lead detective was so guilt ridden for wanting her he destroyed her
Be careful basing a theatrical retelling of real events. There is always dramatic license - or bullshit as it's known.
She's not helping her case
@BlueBeeMCMLXI and we all know that there is no such thing as misogyny or double standards 🙄
This is wrong all the way around! The lieutenant should be sued and fired! He failed to look at the man who confessed! They failed to check Larry out to the fullest extent. Sometimes a beautiful woman gets discriminated against. They also get hit on way more. There is double standards between men and women. A man gets a good ole boy slap on the back and one more notch in his belt…called a ladies man. A woman gets called a slut if she has lots of suitors.
I like your statement double standards cripple both male and female
Why would a cop question someone like this in the dark room ALONE…Suspicious by itself!
Because, contrary to the majority of ppls beliefs, cops don't care. They book says closest friend relative did it. They get promoted by convictions. They dont care, they just want, not best fit, easiest conviction. If that means, bend a lil evidence, or on the stand lying a lil, asked if defendant said X ( that would help show they werent guilty) its a definately not ir I dont recall. It diesnt matter whether its a break in or murder, if they cant get the right person, theyll fit you up every time bend evedince to fit
There is a big difference between a cop and a detective or "DICK"! ...In my humble experiences;)
I would not have minded being alone with Ron Leibman in a pitch black room.
You do know this is tv? Its called for dramatic affect. Just like letting parents grab the body at crime scene. Not everything you see in this movie is real.
And the children were boy and girl not two girls....another lie.
what do you mean her clothes are too flashy--she looks great in them--only someone jealous would make that comment
For Christ's sake what a pathetic remark. And fyi, she's wearing a freaking wig!!!!!🙄🙄
@@anneperry9014 id love to see you in her clothes lmao
I wonder how old you are. Your applying todays standards to a different era. Back then, young men turning up to work, would be sent home from work, or fired, because their suit was to "flashy" or hair too long also. It was across the board as it was a much more conservative era.
Yes I agree being promicious and dressing flashy dies not make someone a murderer
Alice Crimmins (the woman this movie was based on) now lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and is 82 years old.
I know she didn’t kill her kids, but I felt she may knew who did it and didn’t wanna rat them out..
@@wanderlovesus7777 It's possible that one of her many suitors had a thing for kids and returned one evening for them. The youngsters, having seen him before, trusted the creep. She wouldn't necessarily be able to guess which 1-night stand it was.
Well if you ever read this Alice Crimmins I would be honored to take you to lunch I live close by and you deserve it
@@wanderlovesus7777always suspected the now deceased husband and the boyfriend in real life was married with many kids but was secretly bisexual. The cops leaned on him and he testified against her to avoid exposure. She later married her other boyfriend
So happy to finally find this movie. Tuesday Weld ( Doris Winters) part was acted out perfectly in this movie, however there were way too many nosey neighbors in her neighborhood that were all up in her business. None of them seem to have had any kind of social life at all.
agree
She was their social life!
I’ve been looking for this movie for years! Thank you for sharing
Tuesday Weld is a very interesting woman. She was very mindful of the roles she took. Live well, Tuesday.
Law enforcement always claims that there is no perfect murder , when indeed there are MANY.
Alice Cummins ultimately was paroled in 1977. She married Tom Grace. She is now 82 and leaves peacefully. No one was ever brought to justice for the killing of her two children.
Someone committed the perfect murder.
Very sad these children did not get any justice.
I think the husband did it! He was stalking her and was getting ready for a custody battle l think he did it for revenge out of jealousy for her sleeping around. Jealousy is a powerful thing.
Did they commit the perfect murder or were the police incompetent and simply targeted a women who didn't fit their narrative of what a mother should look like
The lack of tests for forensic evidence is a major reason for no police being able to get a killer. Today it is much easier to verify a killer from tiny evidence.
Is this da alice crimmins story
They had murder, they paroled her.
Just like they let Casey Anthony go.
I miss the 70's and movies with these soundtracks.
The great composer Artie Kane!
Me too
So do I.
Me too!
I know what you mean. Watching movies from that era it is nice to hear better diction, less swearing & less crudity.
This was a witch hunt. The only thing she was guilty of was being a beautiful woman who attracted a lot of male suitors…and she enjoyed them. That doesn’t make her guilty of being a murderer.
Don't the neighbors have ,anything else to do but stare at her
Jealousy
The broad you've got to be kidding
Love the old movies !!!
she showed no remorse and it is kind of hard to know if she did it or not
Yah I'm with you.
Me too.
I think she did do it the point was that the authorities focused on lifestyle v.s. actual evidence which should have been the tocus
@@johnlamphier3515true
But remorse is something you feel if you have done something wrong- there was no evidence that she did- it was all based on personality and the cops moralizing, about things that had nothing to do with a murder.
😊 ❤️ I am a big fan of Tuesday Weld
This crime investigation is totally bogus. The detective starts snooping around in closets without a search warrant and he takes the mother to the body of the child before the crime scene is roped off and she is allowed to contaminate the scene.
Yes they totally mishandled this no attorney present for one thing
Trampling over the crime scene for another
The lead creep detective is out to get her
He had his mind made up from the beginning
Why no legal counsel
This is based on the true story of Alice Crimins. Who was railroaded by an all male police force that ignored anything that didn’t point to Alice.
You might be interested in my book, "Justice Gone Haywire," in which I have a chapter on this case.
Everything the cops are doing is illegal.
Yup. But God forbid, one attempts to exercise his/her civil rights, then the cops will label you 'uncooperative'. That is what they do. "You want to exercise your rights? Well...you are just being uncooperative!'
calling a woman a broad - makes me sick
Skirt, floozy, sidewalk Sally...any better?
ARE YOU HAVING A PROBLEM...NOTHING WRONG WITH ...BROAD...IT ALL DEPENDS HOW IT IS BEEING PRESENTED !!
@@siegridthomas9674 whatever and you cant spell
Being looking for this for ages! Thanks!
Tuesday Weld never looked prettier and better, than in this movie. It seems to me she was at her prime in the 70's.
Never said how the children died
Really a who done it. I f she did it or not. Not much evidence against her really. But she a cold and selfish woman that's for sure. She gave conflicting stories which makes her look guilty.
Please keep these old movies coming! I subscribed.
This is a great GREAT MOVIE. I love these old movies.
Thank you!!
I miss the 70s movies. They were the greatest.
@@chrisirving4735 me too chris!
Don’t remember this one and I’ve pretty much seen them all. The theme is right up my alley. Looking forward to watching.
Why wasn't the "guy" arrested that allegedly drove the 2am bundle?
Thanks !
This movie is very sympathetic to Doris Winters/Alice Crimmins. It is a fine film but definitely leans toward innocence and we really can't know one way or another.
Agreed. A drama is not the courtroom, and a script for a drama is not evidence (admissible evidence) however faithful to known facts.
Fantastic movie, 👌 is it wrong conviction????
"Still baffled".🤔
Thank you.🤝
I think bald cop was right.Lou had the hots for her.
agree
Absolutely Excellent movie 👍👍👍👍👍
Tuesday weld turned down some great roles she was offered.
Tuesday Weld still looks good today, in her 70's.
1:24:15 that hat 😳...did she arrive at the courtroom straight from work....at the bakery?!
Cop's back then wouldn't know what to do these days with sickos taking children right out of their beds and home s
This was a great movie. I miss the old stuff! So many complaints about the quality yet instead they could easily try to search for a better version themselves or ask the original studio who created the movie to enhance it 🤠 ANYHOO, THANK YOU for adding this. Subscribing🤟🏾
I like that white dress . And that jacket with the fluffy cuffs and collar❤ I love the way she dresses 🙋♀️😘
I first saw this film when I was a kid , watched it on tv in about 1980 .. I was 13 ! I’m 54 now and it’s the first time I’ve found the entire movie... I never got to watch the end of the film back then ... at least now I know how it ends lol
I was only 13 when it was released as a TV movie. For some reason, it really hit me emotionally back then and I never forgot it. I’m 57
Why did you not finish the movie
@@normatible9795 think I got sent to bed lol
@@stephenupsher6885 ha ha ha
Excellent movie.
All the law and society focused on was this women’s sex life. Just because someone is sexually active doesn’t make them a murdered. And, it doesn’t mean she didn’t live her kids. I wonder if her ex-husband had been the one with the active we life would there have been as big as an emphasis? This is clearly a case of blatant sexism.
I must have somehow missed this one as a teen. Unusual! Lol😅. So far it looks really good.
I didn't know she was so beautiful
very
She was released on parole in 1977 but there is no public information as to if she is still alive or when she may have died.
Omg this was a true story
Another example of psychological inhumane people in power
Truly scary
She is still alive. There are no dearh records, but she's done a good job staying hidden.
Whose business is that? Nobody's.
She looks stunning!!
Well that's alright then!!!!!!🙄🙄
So did her real-life counterpart Alice Crimmins.
In hi schl so many ppl said Tuesday and I lookd alike. We did hav same eyes, nose and mouth. Circumstantial evidence. She wasn't grieving aftr their deaths. She went back to work, put lots of make up on, went to bars, dressed sexy, met with men. A depressed mother wouldn't b doing that. Most would b home, nevr leaving, not b able to eat, a crying zombie and in shock. Her actions convicted her. A boyfriend was coersed by detective to lie. He was jilted and agreed. Guess no one will never know the truth. Tuesday did a gr8 job of acting n this movie. Was well done by all. I love true stories the best....because they're part of history. 👍
In real life, this woman was innocent. She was convicted by public opinion, a hostile press, a disappointed lover, a bunch of lazy cops and a prejudiced jury. There was no evidence that she committed the crime whatsoever....
I don't know about that she contradicts herself quite a bit
Most normal people know she did!!!!!🙄
I agree. Amazing story. Jesus, this woman went through this in the 60s and early 70s. Tough times for women.
You are right...no evidence she killed her kids.
I think the ex-husband did it. If he's got a record of exposing himself to young children, you know that just screams Big Fucking Trouble!
She probably did'nt received a fair treatment from the police, but a woman that she lost the childrens in this horrible way, she cannot act in this way. She doesn't not attract any simpaty at all. But Tuesday Weld she is has done a very stunning performance and she looks like an american version of Brigitte Bardot. Very good movie with great Actors, like M. Emmett Walsh.
RIP Ron Leibman and Viveca Lindfors.
Kind of she didn’t killed her children. The women who say she saw her shes the one who in the window looking at doris walking with the dog. Looks like everyone hates her.
A good movie .. Tuesday wells was really pretty good . I was expecting a different ending . But this was probably more the true life .
It was.
I watched this last night. I think it's interesting, when women are judged, it's on a different scale than men. Her sexuality was under investigation as well...😒
Remember this story from queens New York I really don't remember what happen to her just know the kids were found dead to this day I'm still baffled about this case so many years ago I just remember the name cummins
The bit where Crimmins yells "LIAR!!" during her trial was used and parodied in the 1974 movie "Female Trouble".
That is a horrible wig on her.
Wanted freedom I feel she kill them with no remorse. And actually acting defenseless, and innocence.
Me too
It was a great movie but way too dark
Some things ARE dark -- like the deaths of two small children. Like the possible railroading of someone innocent.
WOW!
What has her sex life have to do with her being a child killer if she did not want those girls anymore she could have let their father have custody
Great movie suspense
How do you carry a dead child under left arm ,her lawyer is worthless
Didn't they ever go after the man who was supposedly with her walking the kids to the car and driving off with them?
They claimed to believe he was a gangster. He was brought into the courtroom at her 2nd trial where he denied ever knowing her. No one but Alice Crimmins was ever even charged in the case.
HORRIBLE ENDING
the use of the word broad is overrated in this movie. Oh geez
Um, if the kids lived with you and you were the last to see them, ofc you're my first suspect!
Plus she sure as hell didn't behave concerned for her child before they were found
I hope I'll enjoy this movie
Isn’t that head detective the same actor who plays Rachel’s father in FRIENDS?
Yea he is 👍🏻
Yes. Ron Leibman.
The character of Miriam Hamlish based on Sophie Earomisrki, was very well played by that actress. You could tell throughout the whole movie that Miriam(Sophie) was very jealous of Doris(Alice).
This whole movie is a shouting match!!!!
I enjoyed this movie.
Alice Crimmins is 85 and still living in Florida under the name Alice Grace
ANOTHER DIANE DOWNS HUH SMDH i never heard of this woman before today.
Gosh aren't we all so "terribly fortunate, to have such honest capable claimants", to the moral high ground, "enforcing" our laws... Especially here in Australia, where "the gold standard/medalists" for police and political corruption, incompetence and malicious misdeeds, is the state of New South Wales/capital city Sydney... Mandatory psychological assessments for all law enforcement and political creature's at regular intervals, must be made a compulsory condition of employment... And how many innocent, as well as guilty people are behind bars, and the countless tax payer dollar misappropriations still going on... Because of "the blind eye" turned towards the "shitfuckery"/corruption we continue to accept as a fact of life... Time to wake the hell up people and put a stop to the bullshit; by holding those responsible, ruthlessly accountable...
This is too dark to see properly.
If you know of another copy of the film, I'd be happy to see one in better condition. This admittedly not-great-quality copy is the only version I could find.
Reminds me of the Casey Anthony case,not behaving like a woman that has a missing child. RIP Caylee and Eddie and Missy
I’ve had a huge crush on Ron Leibman since I first saw him in Norma Rae.
Since when do they question a women in bedroom instead of at station
Why is movie very dark on th background???
I was wondering about that too.
It's a copy of an old VHS of a TV movie--it's the best quality I could find but the image is definitely degraded. I'm sure it didn't look that dark when it first aired.
Its ok my darling i watched it all very Hearthbreaking for the young mumma if two kids thank you muchly & kindly stay safe🙏🐕🐾!!!
I think the husband did it
Omg who did it??
Beautiful people seem to be overlooked in crimes as being guilty,She simply wasn’t a good mother and should have given them up for adoption.
I'm in love with Ron Leibman. He was incredibly sexy and one hell of an actor.
Wonderful acting. The characters all show their personalities very well. That lead detective kozinski? is such a cold jerk. He's overly focused on her sex life too. His face is just so cruel. Tuesday is great here just like the movie looking for Mr Good bar with Diane Keaton
Alice Cummins should be in her 80s i read she lived in varies part of Florida but last seen she living on a yacht married, bearing her name. her ex husband is dead but she marry a millionaire he later died of natural causes.
Good to hear hope she's enjoying every last day and Penny she certainly should have the last word
@@thaisb229 yes, she probably got some her millionaire husband money left her i feel she is hiding to get way from the public but there should have been a part 2 to that movie.
Where is the surprise?
No good after first child she said she did not want another and Larry would not let her insert her diaphragm
She did it!
If it was her kids that was killed she wouldn't be back to work so soon. Lady come on. Everybody is different.
Dirty cop needs in jail
Interesting story, full of lots of prejudice. Too bad the quality of the video is so terrible.
Gotta love police corruption. Tisk. Tisk.