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
All cast & crew
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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

A Gem for Castle and Price!

William Castle was a great filmmaker. Many people would disagree because no one Castle film stands out as being great. Yet Castle was a great innovator that made going to the movies more than just a way to spend time to an experience. His gimmicks, although not usable today, are not what his movies are about. His films are about stories, pretty good ones at that. The Tingler is no exception. It is a tale of horror and science. It concerns itself with a doctor trying to prove that each of us has a tingler within us that gets bigger when we are in a state of fear and is repelled by our screaming. Although the scientific merit of this story seems somewhat implausible, Castle makes it seem very credible through his story-telling techniques. Some scenes in the movie are just wonderful. Vincent Price is excellent as the doctor questing for answers and then faced with a moral dilemma as to what should be done with his newly found knowledge. If you like science fiction, Vincent Price, or just a good old-fashioned horror yarn....The Tingler is for you!