Movie Description
The Tingler
(1959)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : William Castle
- Producer : William Castle
- Editor : Chester W. Schaeffer
- Cast : Vincent Price,Philip Coolidge,Judith Evelyn,Darryl Hickman,Pamela Lincoln,Patricia Cutts,William Castle,Bob Gunderson,Dal McKennon,Leon Alton,Gertrude Astor,Richard Barthelmess,Gail Bonney,Pat Colby,George DeNormand,Amy Fields,Clarence Straight,Ernest Torrence
Cast
Dr. Warren Chapin
Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins
Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
David Morris
Lucy Stevens
Isabel Stevens Chapin
Prologue Host (uncredited)
Ryerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)
Projectionist (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Tingler
Status Released
Release Information
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1959-07-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Budget₹ 250000
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures,William Castle Productions
Genres
- Horror
- Science Fiction
