Experiment in Terror (1962)

Kelly Sherwood is terrorized by a man with an asthmatic voice who plans to use her to steal $100,000 from the bank where she works. He threatens to kill her teenage sister Toby, if she ... See full summary »

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Gordon Gordon (novel), Mildred Gordon (novel),

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Glenn Ford	...	John 'Rip' Ripley
Lee Remick	...	Kelly Sherwood
Stefanie Powers	...	Toby Sherwood
Roy Poole	...	Brad
Ned Glass	...	Popcorn
Anita Loo	...	Lisa
Patricia Huston	...	Nancy Ashton
Gilbert Green	...	Special Agent
Clifton James	...	Capt. Moreno
Al Avalon	...	Man Who Picks Up Kelly
William Bryant	...	Chuck
Dick Crockett	...	FBI Agent #1
James Lanphier	...	Landlord
Ross Martin	...	Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch

Storyline

Kelly Sherwood is terrorized by a man with an asthmatic voice who plans to use her to steal $100,000 from the bank where she works. He threatens to kill her teenage sister Toby, if she tells the police. However she manages to contact F.B.I. agent Ripley.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi agent | fbi | bank | teenage | nude woman murdered | 

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Taglines:

Terror ... Tension ... Almost More Than The Heart Can Bear !

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 1962 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Der letzte Zug

Filming Locations:

100 St. Germaine Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Geoffrey-Kate Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The date on the ticket for the baseball game at Candlestick Park was August 18, 1961. The final score was Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

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Goofs

There are official photos of President Eisenhower and President Kennedy in different government offices. However, this picture was filmed in 1961 (license plate stickers indicate as much), during a transition period from the Eisenhower to the Kennedy administration, so it is quite possible that there were portraits of both in some places. There were also some 48-star flags shown in some scenes; sometimes those in authority didn't get to making changes as quickly as today.

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Quotes

Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: Your sister's all right.
Toby Sherwood: You said she was dying.
Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: I had to find some way to get you here. Take off your clothes. You want me to take them off for you?
Toby Sherwood: [shakes her head]
Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: Then take them off.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits only list one person, the actor who played the villain, followed by "The End"

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Connections

Referenced in The Party Revolution (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Listen to the Mockingbird"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Milburn
Played by the stadium organist

User Reviews

"A successful experiment in terror."

There are so many things to praise about this frightening little picture. The performances are uniformly excellent. San Francisco is captured in a 40 year old time capsule yet the fear and terror are as vivid in 2002 as they must have been in 1962. Ross Martin is an able and elusive villain with some ability to engender loyalty in friends. As has been noted, the terror visited on Lee Remick's character Kelly Sherwood, is real and intense and persistent. In an age that equates terror with fanaticism and major special effects, all that this little noir required was poor breathing, a telephone, skilled camera work, great performances and a slam-bang script. Bravo.