The Tingler
1959
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Synopsis
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared.
The Tingler (1959) is a 1h 22min horror feature film by William Castle. A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2008).
Key facts
Cast
Vincent Price, Philip Coolidge, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Pamela Lincoln, Patricia Cutts, William Castle, Bob Gunderson
Original language
English
First release
July 29, 1959 (United States)
Home video distributors
Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States)
Crew
Screenplay
Robb White
Producer
William Castle
Cinematography
Wilfrid M. Cline
Editing
Chester W. Schaeffer
Music
Von Dexter
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Overlook Film Festival 2025 - Features
- Octopus Film Festival 2023 - Pokazy specjalne
- Overlook Film Festival 2023 - Features
- H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Cosmic Horror & Tales of the Supernatural 2019 - Screening
- Fantastic Fest 2008
Titles
| Original title | The Tingler | |
| Alternate title | Le Désosseur de cadavres |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Columbia TriStar Home Video (cat. no. 07773) | 1996, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | July 29, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | October 28, 1959 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 31, 1960 |
| Theatrical | Germany | August 4, 1960 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 3, 1961 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 16, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | October 26, 1964 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1996 07773 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | October 25, 1996 |
| Home video | Germany | August 19, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | William Castle |
| Cast | Vincent Price (Dr. Warren Chapin), Philip Coolidge (Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins), Judith Evelyn (Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins), Darryl Hickman (David Morris), Pamela Lincoln (Lucy Stevens), Patricia Cutts (Isabel Stevens Chapin), William Castle (Prologue Host (uncredited)), Bob Gunderson (Ryerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)), Dal McKennon (Projectionist (uncredited)), Leon Alton (Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)), Gertrude Astor (Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)), Richard Barthelmess (David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)), Gail Bonney (Member of Silent Movie Audience (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)), Clarence Straight (Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)), Ernest Torrence (Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Robb White |
| Producer | William Castle |
| Cinematography | Wilfrid M. Cline |
| Editing | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Music | Von Dexter |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
