A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard | |
| James Caan | ... | Randall Simpson O'Connell | |
| Jennifer Billingsley | ... | Elaine | |
| Rafael Campos | ... | Essie | |
| William Swan | ... | Malcolm Hilyard | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent | |
| Ann Sothern | ... | Sade | |
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The lady is Mrs. Hilyard, a wealthy poetess who lives in a three-story city mansion and her cage is her elevator, which stops a dozen feet short of the main floor due to an electrical failure on a July 4th weekend. She rings her outside alarm, eventually noticed by a drunken derelict, who breaks into the house, ignores her plight and helps himself to various items and alcohol. He leaves with his loot but returns a while later with a curvy prostitute and three teenage hoodlums, who proceed to terrorize Mrs. Hilyard as they wreck her home. Written by alfiehitchie
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grande dame guignol | psychotronic film | prostitute | mansion | elevator |Taglines:
What happens in this elevator is not for the weak! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 June 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Une femme dans une cage See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Randall: We are going into that living room, and we're gonna find that safe. Now, today ain't gonna be a total loss. We are going in there and LOOK!
Elaine: OK, let us go LOOK.
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The film was initially refused a cinema certificate in the UK by the BBFC; the ban was lifted in 1967, when the film got mostly unfavorable reviews. It was scarcely shown anywhere in the UK outside of London, and has never been revived in Britain, nor shown on British television. See more »Goofs
The battery for the alarm is shown as it runs down; but later in the movie the battery works like new. See more »Quotes
Elaine: Are you BLINDED, Randall?Randall: We are going into that living room, and we're gonna find that safe. Now, today ain't gonna be a total loss. We are going in there and LOOK!
Elaine: OK, let us go LOOK.
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The opening Paramount logo is done in vertical stripes to reflect the cage motif. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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