Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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2007
1h 22m
7.8(16 votes)
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Overview

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.

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49 members
Acting

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self

Forrest J. Ackerman
Directing

John Badham

Self

John Badham
Acting

Diane Baker

Self

Diane Baker
Production

Sidney D. Balkin

Self

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Steve Bickel

Self

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Directing

John Waters

Self

John Waters
Directing

Stuart Gordon

Self

Stuart Gordon
Directing

William Castle

Self (archive)

William Castle
Production

Terry Castle

Self

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Budd Boetticher

Self

Budd Boetticher
Directing

Joe Dante

Self

Joe Dante
Production

Roger Corman

Self

Roger Corman
Acting

Anne Helm

Self

Anne Helm
Directing

John Landis

Self

John Landis
Acting

Marcel Marceau

Self

Marcel Marceau
Directing

Fred Olen Ray

Self

Fred Olen Ray
Directing

Donald F. Glut

Self

Donald F. Glut
Acting

Bob Burns

Self

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Leonard Maltin

Self

Leonard Maltin
Directing

Jeannot Szwarc

Self

Jeannot Szwarc
Acting

Jacqueline Scott

Self

Jacqueline Scott
Writing

Michael Schlesinger

Self

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David Del Valle

Self

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Darryl Hickman

Self

Darryl Hickman
Production

William J. Immerman

Self

William J. Immerman
Production

Hawk Koch

Self

Hawk Koch
Acting

Pamela Lincoln

Self

Pamela Lincoln
Acting

Marilyn Nash

Self

Marilyn Nash
Production

Steven North

Self

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Writing

Thomas Page

Self

No Image
Acting

Ruth Scully

Self

No Image
Acting

Bob Thomas

Self

No Image
Writing

Robert Bloch

Self (archive)

Robert Bloch
Production

Kathy Burns

Self (archive)

No Image
Production

Harry Cohn

Self (archive)

Harry Cohn
Acting

Joan Crawford

Self (archive)

Joan Crawford
Acting

Ralph Edwards

Self (archive)

Ralph Edwards
Acting

Mia Farrow

Self (archive)

Mia Farrow
Acting

Cary Grant

Self (archive)

Cary Grant
Directing

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive)

Alfred Hitchcock
Acting

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive)

Adolf Hitler
Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive)

John F. Kennedy
Acting

Lugosi Béla

Self (archive)

Lugosi Béla
Acting

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive)

Jacqueline Kennedy
Directing

Roman Polanski

Self (archive)

Roman Polanski
Acting

Vincent Price

Self (archive)

Vincent Price
Directing

Orson Welles

Self (archive)

Orson Welles
Writing

Robb White

Self (archive)

No Image
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Paul Sammon

Self

No Image

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