Homicidal
Sign in to saveHomicidal is a 1961 American horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Bunce and Jean Arless. The film follows a murderous woman in a small California town whose presence unearths secrets concerning a prominent local family.
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6.4A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?
Released: 1961-07-2687 minDir: William CastleHorror, Thriller
Cast
- Glenn Corbett as Karl Anderson
- Patricia Breslin as Miriam Webster
- Eugenie Leontovich as Helga Swenson
- Alan Bunce as Dr. Jonas
- Richard Rust as Jim Nesbitt
- James Westerfield as Alfred S. Adrims
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Homicidal
- Film.image
- Homicidal.jpg
- Film.caption
- Original film poster
- Film.director
- William Castle
- Film.producer
- William Castle
- Film.writer
- Robb White
- Film.music
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Film.cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Film.editing
- Edwin H. Bryant
- Film.color_process
- Black and white
- Film.studio
- William Castle Productions
- Film.distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 87 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Castle
- Cast member
- Richard Rust
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Producer
- William Castle
- Cinematographer
- Burnett Guffey
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Conception
- Casting
- Filming
- Release
- The "Fright Break"
- Critical response
- Contemporaneous
- Retrospective
- Home media
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- External links
Homicidal is a 1961 American horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Bunce and Jean Arless. The film follows a murderous woman in a small California town whose presence unearths secrets concerning a prominent local family.
Like many of Castle's films, the film was released with a promotional gimmick—in this case, a "fright break," that allowed patrons to receive a refund if they were too scared to stay for the climax of the film. While a few reviews upon its release were mixed, it has since gained a cult following and is considered one of Castle's best films.
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1960s horror thriller films1961 American films1961 English-language films1961 films1961 horror filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican horror thriller filmsAmerican transgender-related filmsColumbia Pictures filmsCross-dressing in American filmsEnglish-language horror thriller filmsFilms directed by William Castle