Strait-Jacket (1964)
| Release Date | 19 January 1964 |
| Tagline | HER HUSBAND...HER ROOM... ......AND ANOTHER WOMAN |
| Genre | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Themes | Mothers and Daughters, Serial Killers |
| Tones | Tense |
| Tags | Axe, Craziness, Daughter, False Accusation, Investigation, Kill, Maniac, Mental Illness, Murder, Release, Supernatural, Suspicion |
Strait-Jacket (1964) is a Columbia Pictures feature film starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. The film was directed and produced by William Castle, and co-produced by Dona Holloway. The screenplay was the first of two written for Castle by Robert Bloch, the second being The Night Walker (1964). Strait-Jacket marks the first big-screen appearance of Lee Majors in the uncredited role of Crawford's husband.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Howard St. John
Raymond Fields
John Anthony Hayes
Michael Fields
Mitchell Cox
Dr. Anderson
Vicki Cos
Carol Harbin: age 3
Patricia Crest
Stella Fulton
Laura Hess
Second little girl
Howard Hoffman
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Patty Lee
First little girl
Lynn Lundgren
Beautician
Robert Ward
Shoe Clerk
Director
Producer
Robert Bloch
writer
Dona Holloway
associate producer
Original Music
Van Alexander
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Cinematographer
Arthur E. Arling
Editor
Edwin H. Bryant
Production Designer
Boris Leven
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Set Decorator
Frank Tuttle
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Makeup Department
Virginia Jones
hair stylist
Ben Lane
makeup artist
Peggy Shannon
hair stylist: Miss Crawford
Monty Westmore
makeup artist: Miss Crawford
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert S. Greene
assistant director
Sound Department
Lambert E. Day
sound
Charles J. Rice
sound supervisor
Special Effects
Richard Albain
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher
first assistant camera
Music Department
Paul Tanner
musician: electro-theremin
Production Company
William Castle Productions
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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Films directed by William Castle
13 Ghosts (1960)
Homicidal (1961)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
Macabre (1958)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Project X (1968)
Serpent of the Nile (1953)
Strait-Jacket
The Busy Body (1967)
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
The Fat Man (1951)
The Old Dark House (1963)
The Tingler (1959)
When Strangers Marry (1944)
Zotz! (1962)
Filmography of Joan Crawford
A Woman's Face (1941)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
Berserk (1967)
Chained (1934)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Female on the Beach (1955)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Humoresque (1946)
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Love on the Run (1936)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Paid (1930)
Possessed (1947)
Possessed (1931)
Queen Bee (1955)
Reunion in France (1942)
Strait-Jacket
Strange Cargo (1940)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Susan and God (1940)
The Best of Everything (1959)
The Caretakers (1963)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
This Modern Age (1931)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Torch Song (1953)
Trog (1970)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
