Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)

A busboy at a disco has sexual problems related to events in his childhood. He becomes obsessed with a disc jockey at the club, leading to obscene phone calls, voyeurism, trips to the porn ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Cates

Writers:

Arnold Drake (screenplay), Arnold Drake (story),

Stars:

Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray

Cast

Cast overview:
Sal Mineo	...	Lawrence Sherman
Juliet Prowse	...	Norah Dain
Jan Murray	...	Lt. Dave Madden
Elaine Stritch	...	Marian Freeman
Margot Bennett	...	Edie Sherman
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Carlo (as Dan Travanty)
Diane Moore	...	Pam Madden
Frank Campanella
Bruce Glover
Tom Aldredge	...	Adler
Rex Everhart	...	Rude Customer
Alex Fisher
Stanley Beck
Casey Townsend	...	Ms. Nielsen

Storyline

A busboy at a disco has sexual problems related to events in his childhood. He becomes obsessed with a disc jockey at the club, leading to obscene phone calls, voyeurism, trips to the porn shop and adult movie palace, and more! A police detective is similarly obsessed with sexual materials, leading him to become personally involved in the case.

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Plot Keywords:

disco | police | detective | voyeurism | busboy | 

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Taglines:

Why with everybody else - why with every slob ... and not with me?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il sadico

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Carlo stabs the rude customer outside the discotheque, he writes in his police statement that the man "made a funny noise." Carlo is completely deaf.

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Connections

References Love on a Pillow (1962)

User Reviews

"....Doesn't anybody care?"

The apex of 60s exploitation pix, with Sal Mineo, painted into over-exposing pants, as a proto-Travis Bickle: a pornophilic, body-building Times Square (filmed in its seedy heyday!) habitué fixated on disco dj/dancer Juliet Prowse. A smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos, including masturbation, incest, child abuse, transvestism, and lesbianism. Unbelievably wonderful!