442:(1959), filmed in "Percepto". The title character is a creature that attaches itself to the human spinal cord. It is activated by fright and can be destroyed only by screaming. Castle purchased military surplus airplane wing de-icers (consisting of vibrating motors) and had a crew travel from theatre to theatre, attaching them to the undersides of some of the seats (in that era, a movie did not necessarily open on the same night nationwide). In the finale, one of the creatures is said to have gotten loose in the movie theater itself. The buzzers were activated as the film's star,
470:(1961). There was a "fright break" with a timer overlaid on the film's climax, as the heroine approaches a house harboring a sadistic killer. The audience had 45 seconds to leave and get a full refund if they were too frightened to see the remainder of the film. In an early showing, wily patrons simply sat through the movie a second time and left at the break to get their money back; to prevent this in future, Castle had different color tickets printed for each showing. About 1% of patrons still demanded refunds. John Waters described Castle's response:
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follow yellow footsteps up the aisle, bathed in a yellow light. Before you reached Coward's Corner, you crossed yellow lines with the stenciled message: "Cowards Keep
Walking." You passed a nurse (in a yellow uniform?...I wonder), who would offer a blood-pressure test. All the while a recording was blaring, "Watch the chicken! Watch him shiver in Coward's Corner!" As the audience howled, you had to go through one final indignity – at Coward's Corner you were forced to sign a yellow card stating, "I am a bona fide coward."
491:(1961). The audience could vote on the villain's fate in a "punishment poll" during the climax—Castle appeared on screen to explain two options. Each member of the audience was given a card with a glow-in-the-dark thumb they could hold up or down to decide if Mr. Sardonicus should be cured or die. Supposedly no audience ever chose mercy, so the alternate ending was never screened. Though Castle claimed in his autobiography that the merciful version was shot and shown occasionally, many suspect otherwise. In the
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462:(1960), filmed in "Illusion-O." Each patron received a handheld ghost viewer/remover. During certain segments of the film, a person could see the ghosts by looking through the red cellophane or hide them by looking through the blue. Without the viewer, the ghosts were somewhat visible. The DVD release included red/blue glasses (not 3D glasses, as sometimes reported) to replicate the effect.
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performance, Castle seized the opportunity for an outrageous publicity stunt. He released to the newspapers what he claimed was a telegram he had sent turning down the request, portraying his star as "the girl who said no to Hitler." To add to the sensationalism, he secretly
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511:(1963). Castle launched a publicized worldwide casting hunt for the prettiest girls from different countries (not 13 as in the title, but 15). He filmed slightly different versions, highlighting each girl for the release in her country.
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monopoly refused Castle permission to use them or mention telephones. So he turned the back rows of theatres into "Shock
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for his talent for promotion and was hired. He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for being able to churn out competent
531:(1965). Another Joan Crawford vehicle, this film was initially promoted using giant plastic telephones, but after a rash of prank phone calls and complaints, the
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Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorised Autobiography.
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2044:"William Castle, 63, Movie Producer"
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2118:Sheehan, Henry (January 16, 1995).
2072:Jones, Malcolm (January 18, 2010).
1955:Pinkerton, Nick (August 25, 2010).
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287:sent Schwanneke an invitation to a
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2258:(William Castle Productions 2010).
2160:Kempley, Rita (January 29, 1993).
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2265:. New York, The Reader's Press.
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1983:Crook, Simon (May 1, 2009).
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169:(1959) by William Castle
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2434:The Chance of a Lifetime
1861:"William Castle Profile"
1859:Smith, Richard Harland.
1831:Castle, William (1976).
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820:The Mark of the Whistler
780:The Chance of a Lifetime
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360:The Chance of a Lifetime
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2250:(Pharos edition 1992).
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1660:Science Fiction Theatre
1503:He Stayed for Breakfast
1482:It Could Happen to You!
1072:Duel on the Mississippi
869:Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
2774:New Orleans Uncensored
2494:Crime Doctor's Warning
1488:The Man Who Cried Wolf
1441:The Lady From Shanghai
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2093:Waters, John (2003).
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1511:When Strangers Marry
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2534:The Return of Rusty
2524:Mysterious Intruder
2464:She's a Soldier Too
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960:Serpent of the Nile
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861:The Return of Rusty
853:Mysterious Intruder
804:She's a Soldier Too
508:13 Frightened Girls
263:Stony Creek Theatre
178:William Schloss Jr.
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2904:The Old Dark House
2604:It's a Small World
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1518:It's a Small World
1476:When Love Is Young
1448:It's a Small World
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