After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Joan Crawford | ... | Lucy Harbin | |
| Diane Baker | ... | Carol Cutler | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Bill Cutler | |
| Howard St. John | ... | Raymond Fields | |
| John Anthony Hayes | ... | Michael Fields | |
| Rochelle Hudson | ... | Emily Cutler | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Leo Krause | |
| Edith Atwater | ... | Mrs. Alison Fields | |
| Mitchell Cox | ... | Dr. Anderson | |
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Lucy Harbin has been in an asylum for twenty years after axing her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion, witnessed by her young daughter, Carol. While trying to renew ties with Carol, who is now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past? Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>
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altered version of studio logo | mother daughter estrangement | asylum | doctor | farm |Taglines:
WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
19 January 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$550,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Edith Atwater (Mrs. Fields) had a small role in the Joan Crawford film The Gorgeous Hussy (1936). See more »Goofs
Early in film, front page of a newspaper announcing Lucy Harbin's sentence to an insane asylum features a photo of her wearing a pair of earrings that she didn't purchase until her release, twenty years later. See more »Quotes
Carol Harbin: Their first mistake was thinking that the child was asleep, the second mistake was that the wife had decided to come home that night on the train.See more »
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The Columbia Pictures logo at the end of the closing credits has the Torch Lady's head chopped off and placed at her feet. See more »Connections
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Joan Crawford's performance is masterful, ranging all the way from pitiful to frightening. Crawford was a great movie actress. She commands the screen and has thoroughly prepared for every scene and every word of dialogue, however good or bad the dialogue might be.
The whole film is never dull for a moment and is well made within the limits of the guilty pleasure sort of style. Like a train wreck, you can't look away.
Supporting cast acting is adequate, especially Diane Baker who works well with Joan Crawford as they create a memorable mother/daughter team.
For the ultimate in absurd, guilty pleasure brilliance by director William Castle and star Joan Crawford, view "Straight Jacket" when you get the chance.