Cinematic background from What's the Matter with Helen? 1971 - Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A little girl that is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A car is driving down the street in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a woman dressed up in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman wearing a dress in a living room setting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman wearing a brown hat and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A little girl in a pink and white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a little girl sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman is holding a plate and talking to a younger woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman wearing an orange and white hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A blonde woman in a white dress dancing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older man and a younger woman in formal wear; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with blonde hair wearing a pink dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman in a white dress and a white fur stole; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A young girl in a green dress and a purple hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with a hat on her head crying in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with blue eyes is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman with blonde curly hair sitting at a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman wearing an orange and white hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a woman sitting in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with white hair and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older man touching a woman's face with her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman holding a glass of wine in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A group of people sitting in a room with hats on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with white hair and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with white hair wearing a red polka dot shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A young girl wearing a green dress and a black hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman with blonde curly hair holding a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a young woman sitting next to each other in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person wearing a sailor suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman and a child looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A doll with blood on its face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with blonde curly hair wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman in a floral dress looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A young girl's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman's reflection in a mirror of her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with white hair and a sailor suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older man and a younger woman in a car looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman wearing a blue hat with flowers on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – Two women dressed up and one is wearing a green dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person looking at something in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person crying in the rain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – Two women are holding each other and one of them is holding a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A group of people standing around a table with wine glasses on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman and a child are standing in the middle of a plowed field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman in a dress with a bird cage on her shoulder; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman is looking out of a car window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An antique car is parked in the middle of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A little girl that is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – Two women standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman looking in the mirror in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person holding a movie life magazine in their hands; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older man wearing a brown hat and a brown coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A little girl in a pink dress with a bow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman in a black hat and a black and white coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A person talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An old car driving down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with red hair and a white flower bouquet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman with blonde hair wearing a white fur stole; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A large group of people sitting together in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An old car parked in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A woman sitting in front of a table with a lit candle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A group of people dancing in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man and a woman and a little girl in costume; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman standing in front of an old car on the street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman in a white dress and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A man in a tuxedo clapping in front of other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A little girl wearing a star headband and holding a frisbee in her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – An older woman with blonde hair wearing a checkered shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “What's the Matter with Helen?” (1971), directed by Curtis Harrington – A group of women dressed up in costumes on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle