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An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
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- 1 nomination
Leon Alton
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Richard Barthelmess
- David Kinemon
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
William Castle
- Prologue Himself - Host
- (uncredited)
Pat Colby
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Amy Fields
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Bob Gunderson
- Ryerson - Screaming Convict
- (uncredited)
Dal McKennon
- Projectionist
- (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Ernest Torrence
- Luke Hatburn, in clip from Tol'able David
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPamela Lincoln and Darryl Hickman, who play the young suitors, actually got married on November 28th after the Tingler release on July 29th 1959. They had two children, and divorced on December 8th, 1982.
- GoofsIn almost every scene in which the Tingler appears, the wires maneuvering it are visible.
- Quotes
Isabel Stevens Chapin: There's a word for you.
Dr. Warren Chapin: There are several for you.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released with a short sequence filmed partially in color. It is the scene when the deaf-mute Mrs. Higgins (Judith Evelyn), terrified by unknown forces, runs into a bathroom to hide and sees blood coming from the faucets of her sink and her bathtub filled with blood. Everything else in the scene is black and white except for the blood, which appears in garish red color - a typical William Castle gimmick. Current US and UK home media releases and television broadcasts include the restored partial-color sequence. The short sequence appears much grainier than the rest of the film due to the optical processes involved in achieving the composite effect.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Tingler (2016)
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There is a real pleasure in watching old Vincent Price movies. There is little in the way of special effects, so you have to rely on the skills of the actor. he is and was magnificent.
The premise is just too ridiculous to comprehend - we have a tingler in our spine that reacts to fear. Screaming will neutralize it. It's a neat gimmick, and director William Castle took advantage of post war audiences to capitalize on it.
The "creature" looked like a runner centipede that was two feet long. It was so unreal that it was funny, but it made for a great movie, and a spine-tingling ending.
You can never go wrong with an old Price movie.
Plus you probably get to see the first LSD trip on film.
The premise is just too ridiculous to comprehend - we have a tingler in our spine that reacts to fear. Screaming will neutralize it. It's a neat gimmick, and director William Castle took advantage of post war audiences to capitalize on it.
The "creature" looked like a runner centipede that was two feet long. It was so unreal that it was funny, but it made for a great movie, and a spine-tingling ending.
You can never go wrong with an old Price movie.
Plus you probably get to see the first LSD trip on film.
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- Oct 29, 2008
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- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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