Jeannot Szwarc, the director responsible for so many episodes (both good and bad) of the
Night Gallery
TV series, was the helmsman of
The Devil's Daughter
. This small-screen
Rosemary's Baby
clone stars Belinda Montgomery as a young woman targeted by a group of Satanists. It seems that Belinda's soul was purchased from the Devil when the girl was born, with payment due when she reaches the age of 21. Shelley Winters is at her overbearing best as the head of the cultists, while horror-flick vets Joseph Cotten and Jonathan Frid do their utmost to create the proper demonic atmosphere. Colin Higgins, who moved on to such prestige projects as
Silver Streak
and
Foul Play
, conjured up the script for
.