United States / Jul 26, 1961
A WORD OF WARNING! Please don't reveal the ending of this picture or your friends will kill you - IF THEY DON'T, I WILL!
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A 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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joan Marshall | Emily |
| Hope Summers | Martha Adrims (Uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited) |
| Wolfe Barzell | Olie (Uncredited) |
| Teri Foster Brooks | Mrs. Forest (Uncredited) |
| William Castle | Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Moody | First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited) |
| Joseph Forte | Second Hotel Clerk (Uncredited) |
Genres
HorrorThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Homicidal |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | William Castle Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 26 luglio 1961 |
| Production | William Castle, Dona Holloway |
| Writer | Robb White |
| Editing | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey, Arnold L. Rich |
| Assistant directors | Al Shenberg, William Castle |
| Camera operators | Burnett Guffey, Arnold L. Rich |
| Additional photography | Burnett Guffey, Arnold L. Rich |
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| Production design | Cary Odell, Darrell Silvera, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Art direction | Cary Odell, Darrell Silvera, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Set decoration | Darrell Silvera, Cary Odell, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Music | Hugo Friedhofer, Lambert E. Day, Charles J. Rice |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer, Lambert E. Day, Charles J. Rice |
| Costume design | Ben Lane |
| Makeup | Ben Lane |
| Hairstyling | Ben Lane |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 15, 1961
Mexico / Aug 23, 1962
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