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Shanks (1974)A mute puppeteer uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets. Director:William CastleWriter:Ranald Graham |
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| Marcel Marceau | ... |
Malcolm Shanks
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Old Walker
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Tsilla Chelton | ... |
Mrs. Barton
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Philippe Clay | ... |
Mr. Barton
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Cindy Eilbacher | ... |
Celia
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Helena Kallianiotes | ... | |
| Larry Bishop | ... |
Napoleon
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Don Calfa | ... | |
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Biff Manard | ... |
Goliath
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Mondo | ... | |
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Read Morgan | ... |
Policeman
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| William Castle | ... |
Grocer
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Phil Adams | ... |
Beethoven
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Lara Wing | ... |
Little Girl
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Storyline
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by instering electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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A new concept in the macabre in which the Good come out of the grave and the Evil are sent to fill the vacancy. See more »Parents Guide:
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William Castle's final film as a director. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Mrs. Barton moves Celia's placemat, Malcolm cocks her body to her left. In the following shot, she's cocked to her right. See more »Crazy Credits
Right before the closing credits roll, a quote from 'William Makepeace Thackeray' (qv) is featured: "Let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out." See more »
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