Scream of Fear (1961) Taste of Fear (original title)

Director:

Seth Holt

Writer:

Jimmy Sangster (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

For maximum thrill . . . we earnestly urge you to see this motion picture from the start!

Plot:

A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.

Plot Keywords:

Father | Dead Body | Riviera | Doctor | Corpse

Cast

Susan Strasberg	...	Penny Appleby
Ronald Lewis	...	Robert
Ann Todd	...	Jane Appleby
Christopher Lee	...	Doctor Pierre Gerrard
John Serret	...	Inspector Legrand
Leonard Sachs	...	Mr. Spratt - the Solicitor
Anne Blake	...	Marie - the maid
Fred Johnson	...	Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heinz Bernard	...	Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)
Bernard Browne	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
Rodney Burke	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Brian Jackson	...	Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)
Richard Klee	...	Plainclothes Sergeant (uncredited)
Madame Lobegue	...	Swiss Air Hostess (uncredited)
Frederick Rawlings	...	Plainclothes Sergeant (uncredited)
Frederick Schrecker	...	Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)
Gordon Sterne	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Seth Holt

Writing credits
Jimmy Sangster		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Carreras	....	executive producer
Jimmy Sangster	....	producer

Original Music by
Clifton Parker

Cinematography by
Douglas Slocombe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Boyd-Perkins

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Art Direction by
Thomas Goswell		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Eileen Bates	....	hair stylist
Basil Newall	....	makeup artist

Production Management
William Hill	....	production manager (as Bill Hill)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Tomblin	....	assistant director
Terry Lens	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bill Constable	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jim Groom	....	sound editor (as James Groom)
Leslie Hammond	....	sound recordist
Teddy Mason	....	sound recordist (as E. Mason)
Len Shilton	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Les Bowie	....	special effects (uncredited)
Ian Scoones	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Desmond Davis	....	camera operator
Len Harris	....	camera: second unit (uncredited)
George Higgins	....	still photographer (uncredited)
John Jordan	....	underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Harry Oakes	....	camera: second unit (uncredited)
Egil S. Woxholt	....	underwater camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Lyons	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dora Lloyd	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor
John Crome	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
John Hollingsworth	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Pamela Mann	....	continuity
Colin Reid	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Dennison Thornton	....	publicity director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions (as A Hammer Film Production)
• Falcon Films (uncredited)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1961) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Included in "Icons of Horror Collection: Hammer Films")
• Columbia Films (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (198?) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Taste of Fear" - UK (original title)

Runtime:

USA:81 min | UK:78 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #19820) | UK:12 (video rating: as Scream of Fear) (2010) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

In 'The Films of Christopher Lee' the actor is on record as saying. "In my opinion, the best film Hammer ever made." He added that Seth Holt was ... one of the best directors Britain ever had."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Bob is first driving Penny from the airport, the view out of the back window of the car shows that he is clearly driving into oncoming traffic. The other cars going in his direction are on the other side of the median and the cars in the lanes next to him are going in the opposite direction from him.

Quotes:

Penny Appleby:[to Dr. Gerrard] You say my mind is affecting my legs. You're wrong. It's my legs that are affecting my mind.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

Stunning!

I saw this movie with my brother when we were kids. It is absolutely stunning! I remember we have been so afraid about some scenes that it was hard to close the light in our room for sleeping. Some facts are revealed at the end of the movie which makes it fascinating too! A "must see" movie! Shame on the industries, cannot get it on DVD!