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William Castle

William Castle

William Castle  (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Castle began directing films in the early 1940s, and later television, before moving on to the "gimmick films".

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Movies Made By William Castle (65)

Synthwave Horror: House On Haunted Hill (2023)

The 1959 horror classic, with a new colour palette and new synth score ...

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Bug (1975)

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching cons ...

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Shanks (1974)

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab a ...

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The Ghost of Potter's Field (1973)

While at Potter's Field cemetery doing research for a story, reporter Bob Herrick sees a ghost that resembles him. He shakes the matter off, assuming that he's seeing things because he's overtired. But when he encounters the same ghost in his office, and a ...

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Riot (1969)

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison. ...

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family. ...

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Project X (1968)

A spy is brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane crash returning from a mission to learn about a deadly new weapon being developed in the East. But the vital memories are being suppressed, so the authorities use ultra-ad ...

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The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. ...

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The Busy Body (1967)

Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit of a corpse. ...

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Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only ally against the sarcastic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sh ...

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I Saw What You Did (1965)

Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets. ...

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The Night Walker (1964)

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire. ...

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Strait-Jacket (1964)

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. ...

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The Old Dark House (1963)

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion. ...

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13 Frightened Girls (1963)

While attending a Swiss school for diplomats' daughters, the teenage daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage. ...

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Zotz! (1962)

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the m ...

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Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Car ...

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Homicidal (1961)

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 ...

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13 Ghosts (1960)

Reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property they have also inherited the occultist's collection of 13 ghosts. ...

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The Tingler (1959)

A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared. ...

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for ...

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Macabre (1958)

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her. ...

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Uranium Boom (1956)

Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins (Dennis Morgan) and mining engineer Grady Mathews (William Talman) find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guards the claim, Brad goes to register it in town, where he meets and marries Jean Williams (Patricia Medina.) ...

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The Houston Story (1956)

A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil. ...

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Duel on the Mississippi (1955)

In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold, and pirates like Lili Scarlet will do anything to get it. After robbing Jules Tulane's estate of his crop, Scarlet takes over Tulane's land debt and forces him to pay or go to prison. ...

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The Gun That Won the West (1955)

In the late 1880s, Colonel Carrington and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sious Indian territory of Wyoming. Carrington recruits former cavalry scouts Jim Bridger and "Dakota Jack" Gaines to lead the project. Bridge ...

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New Orleans Uncensored (1955)

Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unaware that the docks are run by an infamous racketeer. When the dock manager is murdered before he can notify the authorities of their criminal scheme, Dan coo ...

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The Americano (1955)

An American Rancher takes a small herd of Brahma bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war......and in love. ...

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Masterson of Kansas (1954)

Western lawman Bat Masterson sets out to prove a man standing trial for murder is innocent. ...

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The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)

Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett. ...

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Battle of Rogue River (1954)

In 1850 Oregon is trying to gain statehood, but a truce is needed with the Indians before it can be accomplished. A new Army commander, Major Archer, is dispatched to bring order and peace to the territory. ...

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The Saracen Blade (1954)

Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family friend in 15th century Italy. When the friend is killed by the same nasty baron who murdered Pietro's father as he led the peasants in revolt against the baron ...

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Drums of Tahiti (1954)

A smuggler (Dennis O'Keefe) buys a bride (Patricia Medina) in San Francisco to help him run guns in 1877 Tahiti. ...

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Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)

Joe Branch, reputed to be the son of Jesse James, comes riding into Coffeyville Kansas, looking for proof one way or the other regarding the question of who his father was. ...

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The Iron Glove (1954)

Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I on the throne of England. ...

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Charge of the Lancers (1954)

The downward spiral of the quality of films Paulette Goddard appeared in in the 1950's would cause a gravitational blackout to anyone viewing them in a single day, but with some of the all-time great schlock names serving as the producers---Sam Katzman, th ...

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Slaves of Babylon (1953)

The Jews are taken from Jerusalem and made slaves by King Nebuchadnezzar. In the meantime Cyrus, king of the Persians, who has been living as a shepherd, is proclaimed king and defeats Nebuchadnezzar. ...

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Conquest of Cochise (1953)

A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being prodded into starting a war. ...

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Serpent of the Nile (1953)

Cleopatra toys with Mark Antony who wants to merge his Rome with her Egypt. ...

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Fort Ti (1953)

Future horror-film entrepreneur William Castle warmed the director's chair for Fort Ti. Set in the 18th century, the film recounts the exploits of Rogers' Rangers, a band of adventurers devoted to seeking out a "northwest passage" through Canada. At this j ...

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Cave of Outlaws (1951)

Having served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot. But someone is on his trail. ...

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Hollywood Story (1951)

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director. ...

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The Fat Man (1951)

A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it. ...

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It's a Small World (1950)

Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned but will never grow larger than a typical six-year-old. Adult, pint-sized Harry longs to be part of the big world. ...

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Undertow (1949)

Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge. Before this can take place, Brady is framed for murder, and forced to hide ...

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Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate. ...

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The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)

Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. ...

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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)

Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in, freeing Tayloe to leave his dull newspaper job in Texas and move to New York to become a playwright. Along the way, his car breaks down and a girl walking along the h ...

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The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife. ...

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The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)

While visiting France, a criminal psychologist tries to clear a disturbed young man of his father's murder. ...

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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)

A criminal psychologist investigates the murder of a veteran with amnesia. ...

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The Return of Rusty (1946)

A young Czechoslovak orphan, Loddy Bicek, befriended by an American army sergeant, is brought into the United States as a stowaway by the soldier. He is apprehended, but escapes and makes his way to the sergeant's home town. There, he is befriended by youn ...

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Mysterious Intruder (1946)

A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder. ...

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Just Before Dawn (1946)

In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injection of insulin taken from a bottle in the patient's pocket. The man dies and Ordway discovers that what he ...

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Voice of the Whistler (1945)

A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure. ...

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The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)

A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders. ...

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Dillinger (1945)

The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934. ...

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The Mark of the Whistler (1944)

A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account. ...

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When Strangers Marry (1944)

A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer. ...

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She's a Soldier Too (1944)

Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics. ...

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The Whistler (1944)

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit. ...

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Klondike Kate (1943)

A young man in Alaska finds himself accused of murder, and must fight to clear his name. ...

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The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant. ...

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Black Marketing (1943)

Documentary short film depicting government methods of detecting black marketeers during wartime rationing. ...

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North to the Klondike (1942)

Based upon the novel by Jack London, two friends in the Klondike aid settlers being terrorized by outlaws. ...

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Movies Starring William Castle (21)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. ...

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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)

A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with several of those involved, as well as a look at the movies it ...

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Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre- ...

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The Day of the Locust (1975)

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, ...

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Shampoo (1975)

A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic entanglements. His attempts to gather the money to open his own salon are continually side-tracked by the ...

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Shanks (1974)

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab a ...

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The Sex Symbol (1974)

A thinly-disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributed to her deteriorating career. ...

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family. ...

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The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. ...

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Let's Kill Uncle (1966)

A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only ally against the sarcastic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sh ...

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How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964)

The writer, director and star of the 1964 horror film Strait-Jacket in a humorous featurette in which they plan "the perfect murder. ...

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Zotz! (1962)

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the m ...

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Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Car ...

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Homicidal (1961)

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 ...

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13 Ghosts (1960)

Reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property they have also inherited the occultist's collection of 13 ghosts. ...

Watch Now

The Tingler (1959)

A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared. ...

Watch Now

Hollywood Story (1951)

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director. ...

Watch Now

It's a Small World (1950)

Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned but will never grow larger than a typical six-year-old. Adult, pint-sized Harry longs to be part of the big world. ...

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When Strangers Marry (1944)

A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer. ...

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He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)

Set in Paris, this romantic comedy revolves around the beautiful estranged wife of a wealthy banker who hides a handsome and fiery Communist fugitive in her apartment. ...

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The Lady in Question (1940)

When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son. ...

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