The Tingler (1959) | |
| Director(s) | William Castle |
| Producer(s) | William Castle |
| Top Genres | Horror |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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The Tingler (1959) was a Horror Film directed by William Castle and produced by William Castle.
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The Tingler (1959)
By Beatrice on Dec 1, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe Tingler Directed by William Castle Written by Robb White 1959/USA Columbia Pictures/William Castle Productions First viewing/Netflix rental William Castle and Vincent Price make delightful co-conspirators. Dr. Warren Chapin (Price) is a pathologist with an inquiring mind. ?One of his duties i... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE TINGLER (1959)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 14, 2016 From Virtual ViragoThe Tingler (1959) is one of William Castle's most famous horror gimmick pictures, partly because of its star, Vincent Price, and partly because of its wacky use of wired seats and paid plants to elicit screams from the theater audience. Sadly, the modern home viewer can't enjoy the weird thrills of... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE TINGLER (1959)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 14, 2016 From Virtual ViragoThe Tingler (1959) is one of William Castle's most famous horror gimmick pictures, partly because of its star, Vincent Price, and partly because of its wacky use of wired seats and paid plants to elicit screams from the theater audience. Sadly, the modern home viewer can't enjoy the weird thrills of... Read full article
Tol’able David meets… The TINGLER!!! Special William Castle Animated GIF
By Movies, Silently on Jul 29, 2013 From Movies SilentlyTo honor the start of the William Castle Blogathon, I made this GIF from The Tingler. The titular nasty is loose in a silent movie theater that just happens to be playing Tol’able David, one of my favorite movies. This is the iconic scene in which the Tingler crawls in front of the projector. ... Read full article
Favorite things about… The Tingler
By Lindsey on Oct 23, 2012 From The Motion Pictures(Screen capture by TMP) The favorite film: The Tingler, a 1959 Columbia Pictures horror/sci-fi flick written by Robb White and directed by William Castle The synopsis: Dr. Warren Chapin has a solid job conducting autopsies on executed prisoners. On the side, he’s a bit of a mad scientist, form... Read full article
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Quotes from The Tingler
Dr. Warren Chapin: Unconventional but not impossible.
Dr. Warren Chapin: Either you give Lucy half of all the money you have and leave her alone, or you commit suicide right now.
Isabel Stevens Chapin: Suicide? You mean murder.
Dr. Warren Chapin: When I finish rearranging things, it'll look like suicide.
Dr. Warren Chapin: Ladies and gentlemen, please do not panic! But SCREAM! Scream for your lives!
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Facts about The Tingler
This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
William Castle: [gimmick] Whenever blood-curdling screams occurred in the movie, hidden buzzers vibrated the seats. (This feature was called "Percepto.") Shills planted in the audience let out their own screams.
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