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The Tingler

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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The Tingler (1959)
Watch the trailer for the horror film The Tingler, starring Vincent Price.
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An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.

  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writer
    • Robb White
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Judith Evelyn
    • Darryl Hickman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    9.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writer
      • Robb White
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Judith Evelyn
      • Darryl Hickman
    • 141User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Dr. Warren Chapin
    Judith Evelyn
    Judith Evelyn
    • Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • David Morris
    Patricia Cutts
    Patricia Cutts
    • Isabel Stevens Chapin
    Pamela Lincoln
    • Lucy Stevens
    Philip Coolidge
    Philip Coolidge
    • Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Barthelmess
    Richard Barthelmess
    • David Kinemon
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    William Castle
    William Castle
    • Prologue Himself - Host
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Colby
    Pat Colby
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Amy Fields
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Gunderson
    Bob Gunderson
    • Ryerson - Screaming Convict
    • (uncredited)
    Dal McKennon
    Dal McKennon
    • Projectionist
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Straight
    • Member of Silent Movie Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Torrence
    Ernest Torrence
    • Luke Hatburn, in clip from Tol'able David
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writer
      • Robb White
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Pamela Lincoln and Darryl Hickman, who play the young suitors, actually got married on November 28th after the Tingler release on July 29th 1959. They had two children, and divorced on December 8th, 1982.
    • Goofs
      In almost every scene in which the Tingler appears, the wires maneuvering it are visible.
    • Quotes

      Isabel Stevens Chapin: There's a word for you.

      Dr. Warren Chapin: There are several for you.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally had a short sequence filmed partially in color. It was the scene when the deaf-mute Mrs. Higgins (Judith Evelyn), terrified by unknown forces, runs into a bathroom to hide and sees blood coming from the faucets of her sink and her bathtub filled with blood. Everything else in the scene is black and white except for the blood, which appears in garish red color - a typical William Castle gimmick. The USA home video release and the Turner Classic Movies print shown on Oct. 31, 2008 include the restored partial-color sequence. The short sequence is grainy and appears to have been inserted from an old deteriorated copy, or possibly a 16 mm print, as the rest of the movie's quality is crisp and sharp. Or possibly the image quality jump is due to an optical process or however the color was achieved, adding a generation of grain.
    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: The Tingler (2016)

    User reviews141

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    7/10

    Ladies and gentlemen, please do not panic! But SCREAM! Scream for your lives!

    There is a real pleasure in watching old Vincent Price movies. There is little in the way of special effects, so you have to rely on the skills of the actor. he is and was magnificent.

    The premise is just too ridiculous to comprehend - we have a tingler in our spine that reacts to fear. Screaming will neutralize it. It's a neat gimmick, and director William Castle took advantage of post war audiences to capitalize on it.

    The "creature" looked like a runner centipede that was two feet long. It was so unreal that it was funny, but it made for a great movie, and a spine-tingling ending.

    You can never go wrong with an old Price movie.

    Plus you probably get to see the first LSD trip on film.
    • lastliberal
    • Oct 29, 2008
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • The Chiller
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • William Castle Productions
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    • Budget
      • $400,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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