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I remember the scene very vividly from television, possibly a mini-series from the 70's or 80's. A small girl enters a dark hallway with baroque style furniture. Her attention is held by a portrait painted in oil on the wall. She pushes the chair against the wall and climbs atop the seat. Without much of an expression she rakes the fingers of one hand down the painting. Blood oozes from the painting. The child may or may not have screamed.

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Could it possibly by Picture Mommy Dead (1961)? I haven't seen it myself, but one of the reviews seems to describe something very similar happening.

Here is another review that seems to describe something similar. I am trying to find a video of the scene, but the who movie seems to be rather elusive.

EDIT: I have found the clip http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1076481/Picture-Mommy-Dead-Movie-Clip-Murder-.html

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  • I also seem to have found the full movie on youtube.
    – Pants
    Commented May 10, 2016 at 21:09
  • Fascinating! I remembered certain aspects of the scene differently, but I was obviously very upset by this as a child. I'm an enormous fan of horror and glad to finally put a scene with a title! Thank you so much!
    – Charles Gilliland
    Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 20:57

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