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Homicidal

Homicidal

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Homicidal

"A WORD OF WARNING! Please don't reveal the ending of this picture or your friends will kill you - IF THEY DON'T, I WILL!"

1961

1h 27m

6.4(88 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett

Karl Anderson

Patricia Breslin

Patricia Breslin

Miriam Webster

Eugenie Leontovich

Eugenie Leontovich

Helga Swenson

Alan Bunce

Alan Bunce

Dr. Jonas

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Jim Nesbitt

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Alfred S. Adrims

Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Lt. Miller

Joan Marshall

Joan Marshall

Emily

Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Martha Adrims (Uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: William Castle
Written by: Robb White
Produced by: William Castle

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