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The Tingler

1959-07-29 · 82 min · ★ 6.4

Horror · Science Fiction

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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Directors
William Castle
Production companies
Columbia Pictures, William Castle Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 250,000

Top Cast

Vincent PriceVincent PriceDr. Warren Chapin
Philip CoolidgePhilip CoolidgeOliver 'Ollie' Higgins
Judith EvelynJudith EvelynMrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
Darryl HickmanDarryl HickmanDavid Morris
Pamela LincolnPamela LincolnLucy Stevens
Patricia CuttsPatricia CuttsIsabel Stevens Chapin
William CastleWilliam CastlePrologue Host (uncredited)
Bob GundersonBob GundersonRyerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)
Dal McKennonDal McKennonProjectionist (uncredited)
Leon AltonMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Gertrude AstorGertrude AstorMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessDavid Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gail BonneyGail BonneyMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Pat ColbyMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
George DeNormandMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Amy FieldsMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Clarence StraightMember of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Ernest TorrenceErnest TorrenceLuke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

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