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13 Frightened Girls

  • 19631963
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Joyce Taylor in 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
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While attending a school for diplomats' daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.While attending a school for diplomats' daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.While attending a school for diplomats' daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.
IMDb RATING
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756
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  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon(screen play)
    • Otis L. Guernsey Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Murray Hamilton
    • Joyce Taylor
    • Hugh Marlowe
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon(screen play)
    • Otis L. Guernsey Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Murray Hamilton
    • Joyce Taylor
    • Hugh Marlowe
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    • 34User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Wally Sandersas Wally Sanders
    Joyce Taylor
    Joyce Taylor
    • Soldieras Soldier
    Hugh Marlowe
    Hugh Marlowe
    • John Hullas John Hull
    Kathy Dunn
    • Candace Hull - USAas Candace Hull - USA
    Khigh Dhiegh
    Khigh Dhiegh
    • Kangas Kang
    Charlie Briggs
    • Mikeas Mike
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Miss Pittfordas Miss Pittford
    Garth Benton
    • Peter Van Hagenas Peter Van Hagen
    María Cristina Servera
    • María Cristina - Argentinaas María Cristina - Argentina
    Janet Mary Prance
    • Janet - Australiaas Janet - Australia
    Penny Anne Mills
    • Penny Anne - Canadaas Penny Anne - Canada
    Alexandra Bastedo
    Alexandra Bastedo
    • Alex - Englandas Alex - England
    • (as Alexandra Lendon Bastedo)
    Ariane Glaser
    • Ariane - Franceas Ariane - France
    Ilona Schütze
    • Ilona - Germanyas Ilona - Germany
    Anna Baj
    • Anna - Italyas Anna - Italy
    Aiko Sakamoto
    • Aiko - Japanas Aiko - Japan
    Gina Trikonis
    • Natasha - Russiaas Natasha - Russia
    Judy Pace
    Judy Pace
    • Judy - Liberiaas Judy - Liberia
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon(screen play)
      • Otis L. Guernsey Jr.(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Most of the "Teenage Diplomats" use their own names as the character names. The exceptions are the pivotal roles played by Kathy Dunn (Candy Hull the American), Lynne Sue Moon (Mai Ling the Chinese), and Gina Trikonis (Natasha the Russian).
    • Goofs
      The long shots of the school bus on the mountain road, both in the early scenes of it leaving the school and the later ones of its returning, show only two or three people in the bus, even though in the interior shots the bus is crowded with all the girls.
    • Connections
      Featured in Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007)

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    Doesn't meet expectations
    I had wanted to see this movie for a long time, since I had found William Castle's other movies to be offbeat in each of their own way, and because the Leonard Maltin movie guide said that this movie was a camp classic waiting rediscovery.

    To be sure, the movie does have its share of unintended laughs. Take the title for one thing - it's wrong! There are actually FIFTEEN girls in the movie! And only one of them ever gets into a state that would be considered "frightened". There's other stuff like the hysterical scene when a cat jumps into the frame... despite the scene taking place inside of a dumb waiter! Then there's the fact that the sixteen year-old heroine at one point tries to seduce a man more than twice her age (you wouldn't see that in a movie made today.)

    But I found most of the movie to be quite a bore. It takes forever for the story to seriously start, and there are plenty of breaks in the "action" along the way. There's not much for the actors to do, which may explain why almost all of the thirteen - oops, I mean fifteen! - girls are forgotten about for almost all of the running time. It's no wonder that this Castle movie has been mostly forgotten and only just recently been released on DVD. I can imagine that because of that, in the near future there will be more disappointed user comments from people who have wanted to see this for a long time.
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    • Wizard-8
    • Oct 20, 2009

    FAQ1

    • In the U.S. version during the pre-credit sequence, Candy is driving the bus, but in releases in other parts of the world (England, Sweden, Germany, and others), different girls get to drive. Why?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Cantonese
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Kennwort Kätzchen
    • Filming locations
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • William Castle Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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