The Tingler

1959
Approved
1h 22m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

9.9K

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Watch the trailer for the horror film The Tingler, starring Vincent Price.

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Horror Sci-Fi

An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

9.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

David Kinemon
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Member of Silent Movie Audience
(uncredited)

William Castle

Prologue Himself - Host
(uncredited)

Pat Colby

Member of Silent Movie Audience
(uncredited)

George DeNormand

Member of Silent Movie Audience
(uncredited)

Amy Fields

Member of Silent Movie Audience
(uncredited)

Bob Gunderson

Ryerson - Screaming Convict
(uncredited)

Dal McKennon

Projectionist
(uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Member of Silent Movie Audience
(uncredited)

Ernest Torrence

Luke Hatburn, in clip from Tol'able David
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Director
- William Castle
Writer
- Robb White
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Trivia
Pamela Lincoln and Darryl Hickman, who play the young suitors, actually got married on November 28th after the Tingler release on July 29th 1959. They had two children, and divorced on December 8th, 1982.

Goofs
In almost every scene in which the Tingler appears, the wires maneuvering it are visible.

Quotes
Isabel Stevens Chapin: There's a word for you.
Dr. Warren Chapin: There are several for you.

Alternate versions
Originally had a short sequence filmed partially in color. It was the scene when the deaf-mute Mrs. Higgins (Judith Evelyn), terrified by unknown forces, runs into a bathroom to hide and sees blood coming from the faucets of her sink and her bathtub filled with blood. Everything else in the scene is black and white except for the blood, which appears in garish red color - a typical William Castle gimmick. The USA home video release and the Turner Classic Movies print shown on Oct. 31, 2008 include the restored partial-color sequence. The short sequence is grainy and appears to have been inserted from an old deteriorated copy, or possibly a 16 mm print, as the rest of the movie's quality is crisp and sharp. Or possibly the image quality jump is due to an optical process or however the color was achieved, adding a generation of grain.

Connections
Edited into FrightMare Theater: The Tingler (2016)

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Featured review

8/10

Price Is Right, But I Liked 'Ollie' Best!

"Ollie" was my favorite person in this movie. What a strange dude! He was full of surprises, including reactions to things, comments he makes and, of course, deeds he commits.

Yeah, Vincent Price proves again what a fine actor we was, and is the star of the film, but I really enjoyed Philip Coolidge's (Ollie) performance. As for Price, watching this other day made me scratch my head and wonder how such a good actor could play in so many cheesy films?

Whatever, those two along with Patricia Cutts (the tramp wife), Judith Evelyn (Ollie's deaf-mute wife), Darryl Hickman and Pamela Lincoln all did a pretty nice job, although Price's acting talents stand out among the cast.

It also would have fun to see this in the theater 50 years ago when they rigged the seats to tingle during certain scenes! That really happened! Director William Castle really tried everything to get the audience. He even stopped the film and asked the audience to scream! It must have been hilarious. You have to give it to the man for his effort to promote his "horror" films.

The movie begins slowly so one has to have patience with this story. Once it kicks in though, it's very good with some shocking scenes (including a color scene or two) and some interesting twists. However, to be fair, there are a lot of holes in this story and really, really corny things......but that's part of the fun. It's like Ed Wood films - so bad, you have to laugh.

The DVD looks good. This is a nice transfer, which is important with all the lights and shadows. You can see some alternate scenes, too, which are interesting.