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Summary
A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police of being responsible for a wave of young, attractive women committing various forms of self-mutilation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.8
Audience score28%
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −16 min on the typical 95
typical 9579Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1960
February 17, 1960
66 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 24
Jacques BergeracDesmond
Merry AndersDodie Wilson
Marcia HendersonMarcia Blaine
Allison HayesJustine- JPJoe PatridgeDet. Sgt. Dave Kennedy
- FDFred DemaraThe Great Impostor
- LLLawrence LiptonBeatnik Poet Laureate
- ENEric NordKing of the Beatniks (as Eric 'Big Daddy' Nord)
Guy PrescottDr. Philip Hecht
Jimmy LydonEmergency Doctor (as James Lydon)
Carol ThurstonDoris Scott- ELEva LyndWoman from Audience
Eddie BakerObserver at Scene (uncredited)- NBNina BorgetAudience Member (uncredited)
- PCPhyllis ColeMrs. McNear (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumAudience Member (uncredited)- MFMary ForanJune Mayes (uncredited)
- GFGeorge FordAudience Member (uncredited)
- HHHolly HarrisMrs. Stevens (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempAudience Member (uncredited)- EMEvan MacNeilVictim (uncredited)
Monty O'GradyAudience Member (uncredited)- ARAl RobertsAudience Member (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoTheatre Greeter (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- George Blair Director
- Ray Gosnell Jr. Assistant Director
- Virginia Barth Continuity
Writing · 2
- William Read Woodfield Screenplay
- Gitta Woodfield Screenplay
Production · 3
- Ben Schwalb Executive Producer
- Charles B. Bloch Producer
- Edward Morey Jr. Production Manager
Editing · 1
- William Austin Editor
Sound · 4
- Marlin Skiles Original Music Composer
- Eve Newman Music Editor
- Martin Greco Sound Editor
- Ralph Butler Recording Supervision
Art · 4
- Dave Milton Art Direction
- James West Construction Manager
- Arden Cripe Property Master
- Frank Wade Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist
- Roger J. Weinberg Wardrobe Master
- Tony Lloyd Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Archie R. Dalzell Cinematography
- Milton Olsen Special Effects
- Gil Boyne Technical Advisor
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