I Saw What You Did (1965)

Teenagers, Libby and Kit, innocently spend an evening doing random prank calls. These calls lead to murderous consequences.

Director:

William Castle

Writers:

William P. McGivern (screenplay), Ursula Curtiss (novel)

Stars:

Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Crawford	...	Amy Nelson
John Ireland	...	Steve Marak
Leif Erickson	...	Dave Mannering
Sara Lane	...	Kit Austin (as Sarah Lane)
Andi Garrett	...	Libby Mannering
Sharyl Locke	...	Tess Mannering
Patricia Breslin	...	Ellie Mannering
John Archer	...	John Austin
John Crawford	...	State Trooper
Joyce Meadows	...	Judith Marak
Tom Hatten	...	Gerald Nyes
Douglas Evans	...	Tom Ward
Barbara Wilkin	...	Mary Ward
Glen Vernon	...	John Adams
Sara Anderson	...	Jill Adams

Storyline

When two teenagers make prank phone calls to strangers, they become the target for terror when they whisper "I Saw What You Did, And I Know Who You Are!" to psychopath Steve Marek who has just murdered his wife. But somebody else knows of the terrible crime that was committed that night, the killer's desperately amorous neighbor Amy Nelson.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | prank call | teenage girl | sister | male in shower | 

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Taglines:

Fate dials the number...terror answers the phone!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are!

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

William Castle Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During its original theatrical release some theaters installed seat-belts so you couldn't be "shocked out of your seat".

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Goofs

When Kit and her father hear car radio news report of murder while making late night drive back from Libby's house, landscape appears to be in full daylight even though earlier night scenes don't suggest there is any significant moonlight.

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Quotes

Libby: I saw what you did, and I know who you are.

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Crazy Credits

The prologue is shown framed in a pair of opening and closing eyes.

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Connections

Referenced in Black Christmas (1974)

User Reviews

Enjoyable, one-box-of-popcorn thriller

Kids left alone in the house inadvertently play a phone prank on psychopath John Ireland, who has just murdered his trampy Mrs. in the shower! Whenever you see a biography of Joan Crawford's career, this title usually gets left out. True, she has a minor role in it (playing Ireland's neighbor, hoping to blackmail him into marriage), however it's one of the better movies she was involved in after "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" William Castle did a good job as producer/director of this story, and the two teenage girls are very appealing and natural. The movie builds some credible suspense (underlined with a jokey tone) and has interesting visual tricks and groovy music. Avoid the awful, too-literal 1988 TV-remake. **1/2 from ****