Door to Door Maniac (1961) Pressbook
You have to love the movie titles in the 60s and 70s. Today the title would be more like Door to Door Dangerously Manic Person, which doesn’t quite carry the immediate emotional concern that “maniac” carries. Special thanks go to our resident maniac Paul, at It Came From Hollywood, for this and his research that follows.
“According to the AFI catalog, “Door to Door Maniac” (also known as “Five Minutes to Live“) started production in March 1957. After three years of production and less than 30 days of filming between 1960 and 1961, the movie premiered in Dallas, Texas, in December 1961. The less than 30 days of actual filming make sense if you’ve seen the picture. The three years it was in some form of production is the real head scratcher.
“Produced by Flower Film Productions, a “one and done” production company headed by a mysterious figure known as Ludlow Flower. I say mysterious because Ludlow Flower left no trace that he even existed on planet Earth outside of this motion picture, save for a few mentions in some unclassified documents released by the F.B.I. concerning organized crime. Draw your own conclusions on that one. …