House of Whipcord

1974
R
1h 42m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,8/10

2 k

MA NOTE

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.

Liretrailer2 min 37 s

1 vidéo

67 photos

Horror

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn 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 at... Tout lireAn 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.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.

Director
- Pete Walker
Writers
- David McGillivray
- Pete Walker
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,8/10

2 k

MA NOTE

Director
- Pete Walker
Writers
- David McGillivray
- Pete Walker
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Vidéos1

Trailer 2:37

Trailer

Photos67

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Anecdotes
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.

Gaffes
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.

Citations
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!

Générique farfelu
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 . . . ."

Autres versions
There have been many discrepancies about the 1999 DVD release of this title by Image Entertainment:

Connexions
Featured in 42nd Street Forever! Volume 1: Horror on 42nd Street (2004)

Bandes originales
Tokoloshe Man
(uncredited)
Written by John Kongos
Performed by John Kongos
[played in the truckers' cafe when Jack recognises the newspaper model girl he gave a lift to]

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Bleak, cold, disturbing British sexploitation for the genre enthusiasts only.

This early 70's classic from Pete Walker is essentially a classic sexploitation exercise wrapped in a horror packaging.

A dark and disturbing piece, this film is set in a creepy and foreboding house where a couple are running an illegal and immoral correction centre. Young females seen by the old school as sluts are lured to the house, imprisoned and eventually flogged and hanged for their sins.

There is no gore on show here; instead the unsettling feeling is delivered by the cold green filtered scenes and the real underlying menace that Walker manages to inject into the film. The plot is pretty good with some nice twists throughout.

Ultimate fear is slightly diminished by the fact that one of the lead characters is familiar for being the narrator of the 70's childrens TV programme, "Mr Benn".