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Strait-Jacket (1964)
6.8
After a 20 year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. Director:William CastleWriter:Robert Bloch |
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Cast
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Lucy Harbin
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| Diane Baker | ... |
Carol Harbin
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Leif Erickson | ... |
Bill Cutler
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Howard St. John | ... |
Raymond Fields
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John Anthony Hayes | ... |
Michael Fields
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Rochelle Hudson | ... |
Emily Cutler
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Leo Krause
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Edith Atwater | ... |
Mrs. Fields
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Mitchell Cox | ... |
Dr. Anderson
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Storyline
Lucy Harbin has been in an asylum for 20 years after axing her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion, witnessed by her young daughter, Carol. While trying to renew ties with Carol, who is now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past? Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Asylum | Murder | Punctuation In Title | Hyphen In Title | Mother Versus Daughter | See more »Taglines:
WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders! See more »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Zwangsjacke See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Carol Harbin: [Lucy storms out to find two girls playing jump rope] What is it, Mother?
Lucy Harbin: I heard them...
First little girl: London bridge is falling down, falling down, London bridge is falling down, my fair lady.
Carol Harbin: It's just a nursery rhyme, mother.
Second little girl: Take the key and lock her up, lock her up, lock her up, take the key and lock her up, my fair lady.
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(Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons) - "There Goes That Song Again" (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn). Both songs share the same melody.
Song being played on the record player. See more »
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Trivia
The sculpture of Joan Crawford used in the film was indeed real, created by Yucca Salamunich, a Yugoslav artist. The sculpture was originally presented to Crawford in 1941 on the set of A Woman's Face. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Lucy commits a double ax murder at the beginning of the film, there is absolutely no blood on ax blade or blood splattering during her brutal attack. See more »Quotes
First little girl: Lucy Harbin took an axe, gave her husband forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, she gave his girlfriend forty one.Carol Harbin: [Lucy storms out to find two girls playing jump rope] What is it, Mother?
Lucy Harbin: I heard them...
First little girl: London bridge is falling down, falling down, London bridge is falling down, my fair lady.
Carol Harbin: It's just a nursery rhyme, mother.
Second little girl: Take the key and lock her up, lock her up, lock her up, take the key and lock her up, my fair lady.
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Crazy Credits
The Columbia Pictures logo at the end of the film features the classic woman with torch, only her head has been chopped off and it's sitting at her feet. See more »Soundtracks
"All of Me"(Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons) - "There Goes That Song Again" (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn). Both songs share the same melody.
Song being played on the record player. See more »
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