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House of Whipcord ()

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An insane couple take over the operation of an old jail and seek out young women who they believe have escaped justice. A beautiful young French model becomes their latest victim and must attempt escape or face an almost certain death.
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Mrs. Margaret Wakehurst
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Justice Desmond Bailey
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Tony
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Julia
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Walker
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Bates
Robert Tayman ...
Mark E. Desade
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Jack
Karan David ...
Karen (as Karen David)
Celia Quicke ...
Denise
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Ted
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Henry
Judy Robinson ...
Claire
Jane Hayward ...
Estelle
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Barbara
Barry Martin ...
Al
Rose Hill ...
Henry's Wife
Dave Butler ...
Ticket Collector
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Ann-Marie Di Verney
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Kathleen Heath ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Caven (uncredited)
Denis Tinsley ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Cyclist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Pete Walker

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David McGillivray ... (screenplay)
 
Pete Walker ... (original story)

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Pete Walker ... producer

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Stanley Myers

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Peter Jessop ... (photographed by)

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John Black

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Michael Pickwoad ... (as Mike Pickwoad)

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George Partleton ... makeup supervisor

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Edward Dorian ... production manager
Matt McCarthy ... post-production supervisor

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James Hamilton ... second assistant director
Brian Lawrence ... first assistant director

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Tony Anscombe ... dubbing mixer
Chris Munro ... boom operator
Peter O'Connor ... sound recordist

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Jim Davis ... gaffer
John Metcalfe ... follow focus
Peter Sinclair ... camera operator

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Stanley Myers ... conductor

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Leigh Taylor ... production secretary
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Plot Summary

An old man who lives in an old house conducts a correctional institute for girls. But he does not realize that the date is the present as he's been cooped up in the house. He is assisted by a matron who likes to get the girls into trouble and present them in front of the old man who thinks he is the law and passes out punishment. Afterwards the girls are tied to a cross and whipped. Meanwhile the matron's son falls in love with a girl at a party and brings her to the house. Written by Fredrick Miles

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Taglines Their beautiful bodies defiled by the ultimate immoral atrocity! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Photographer's Models (United States)
  • Stag Model Slaughter (United States)
  • Flagellations (France)
  • Das Haus der Peitschen (Germany)
  • Дом кнута (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 102 min
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Trivia Sheila Keith was primarily a comedy actress, but Pete Walker chose to cast her against type as the sadistic warden Walker (named after himself). This is because he feels that comedy actors make the best villains. Penny Irving likewise played against type - as she mostly appeared in sex comedies such as Carry on Dick and Are You Being Served. See more »
Goofs When Karen is hanged, it appears she has been executed by the "long drop" method in which the victim is allowed to fall several feet in order to break her neck. This is apparent in the way Karen's body disappears entirely from the frame when the trap door is sprung. Having matron Walker weigh Karen beforehand is consistent with the procedure for long drop hangings so that the executioner can calculate the slack needed to ensure a quick death without decapitating the victim. However, the rope we see attached to the gallows is far too short for a long drop hanging. It has hardly any slack at all and would have resulted in a "short drop hanging" in which the victim would have fallen less than a foot and remained completely in view at almost the same level as her executioners while she slowly strangled. The absence of slack in the rope had already been confirmed when Mrs. Wakehurst inspected the gallows the day before and tugged on the rope. If there had been more rope above the frame than we could see on screen, Wakehurst would have released it when she pulled. The rope was clearly only as long as it appeared to be with the knot at about the level of Wakehurst's chin. In short, it is physically impossible for the gallows rig shown to produce the effect displayed in the film where the rope grew several feet in between edits. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 42nd Street Forever! Volume 1: Horror on 42nd Street (2004). See more »
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Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: "This film is dedicated to those who are disturbed by today's lax moral codes and who eagerly await the return of corporal and capital punishment . . . ." See more »
Quotes Bates: [preparing the girls for their evening Bible reading] You've got until 6 o'clock tonight to learn it properly. You too, Jennings.
[deliberately, threateningly, with emphasis and gravity]
Bates: You will be Asked Questions!
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