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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 had a short sequence filmed partially in color. It was 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. The USA home video release and the Turner Classic Movies print shown on Oct. 31, 2008 include the restored partial-color sequence. The short sequence is grainy and appears to have been inserted from an old deteriorated copy, or possibly a 16 mm print, as the rest of the movie's quality is crisp and sharp. Or possibly the image quality jump is due to an optical process or however the color was achieved, adding a generation of grain.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Tingler (2016)
Featured review
Directed and hyped by William Castle. Proof he is a master. Vincent Price is a pathologist that discovers that, when in a state of extreme fear, an organism grows along a person's spine enlarging up to the neck. The only thing that will stop the growth is the sound of screaming.
Along with Price are Darryl Hickman and Pamela Lincoln. This is a real gimmicky film, but still effective. Well acted by Price, one of his very best. Still creepy after all these years.
Along with Price are Darryl Hickman and Pamela Lincoln. This is a real gimmicky film, but still effective. Well acted by Price, one of his very best. Still creepy after all these years.
- michaelRokeefe
- Jun 3, 2000
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- The Chiller
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- Budget
- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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