Homicidal
1961 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.4 · 73% critics
A mysterious woman arranges a rushed marriage, commits a shocking crime, and returns to a tense household tied to an inheritance. As suspicion grows around a fractured family and their silent caretaker, the story unfolds into a pulpy mystery full of menace and uneasy secrets.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-07-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (87 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like vintage thrillers with gothic mood, pulp suspense, and a touch of camp, especially in the vein of House on Haunted Hill or Strait-Jacket; Not for you if you want subtle or unpredictable scares.
Pros: creepy atmosphere; juicy mystery setup; campy fun | Cons: predictable twists; uneven pacing; obvious Psycho influence
Themes
- california
- police
- pharmacist
- wheelchair
- flower shop
- murder
- mute
- killer
- proto-slasher
- gimmick
Cast & crew
Glenn Corbett
as Karl Anderson
Patricia Breslin
as Miriam Webster
Eugenie Leontovich
as Helga Swenson
Alan Bunce
as Dr. Jonas
Richard Rust
as Jim Nesbitt
James Westerfield
as Alfred S. Adrims
Gilbert Green
as Lt. Miller
Joan Marshall
as Emily
Hope Summers
as Martha Adrims (Uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
Directed by William Castle