Her 1964 film, the evocativelynamed straitjacket, sees crawford as a woman who is fresh off serving 20 years in a psychiatric facility for axemurdering both her husband and his mistress. This is mainly made up of some interesting interviews with film historian david del valle and strait jacket star diane baker actually, baker was a replacement when joan had the original actress playing her daughter fired. Joan crawford wardrobemakeup test for straitjacket 1964. Shop straitjacket dvd 1964 region 1 us import ntsc. I saw it again on tcm 102411, and it seems every time i watch it i enjoy it more and more. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Strait jacket, sutoreito jaketto is a light novel series by ichiro sakaki with illustrations by yo fujishiro, published by fujimi shobo under their fujimi fantasia bunko imprint.
Leif erickson and rochelle hudson in straitjacket 1964 joan crawford in straitjacket. But the differences are precisely what make strait jacket so enjoyably amusing for its camp value. The film was directed and produced by william castle, and coproduced by dona holloway. Though she was widely vilified by the gossip columnists of her time and is best recalled today for being a very bad mommie, it is impossible to dispute the fact that joan crawford was one hell of an actress. Persuaded by daughter carol diane baker that shes ready to meet her potential inlaws, recovering axemurderess lucy joan crawford travels with brother bill leif erickson and his wife emily rochelle hudson, in william castles strait jacket, 1964. Like all of william castles films, you get full value in the suspense stakes. The defector 1966 full movie montgomery clift by derli sanchez. With all those pedigrees in place, its no wonder that straitjacket is a classic of grand guignol horror and a thoroughly enjoyable piece of high schlock. The commentary over the film is specifically made for this bluray release and is more current, making references to such things as the 2017 tv miniseries feud. In this chilling bloodtale in psycho style, robert bloch modernizes the lizzy borden story.
The screenplay was the first of two written for castle by robert bloch, the second being the night walker 1964. Jul 30, 2016 producerdirector william castle, writer robert bloch and star crawford joined forces for the suspense film straitjacket. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Crawford eats up the scenery and steals nearly every scene shes in, only entering camp territory on. Released by columbia pictures, the film was directed and produced by william castle, and coproduced by dona holloway. After a twentyyear stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
I am full of admiration for joan crawford, for even in drek like this she gives a. Joan crawfords bizarre screentests for straitjacket, 1964. Preorder straitjacket 1964 bluray available for preorder. Strait jacket is a 1964 film about a mother who returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. It is obviously somewhat flat, but it would really be unreasonable to expect anything better.
Apr 24, 2014 diane baker enjoyed a good relationship with joan crawford and appeared with the actress in the best of everything and strait jacket, but according to baker, that relationship soured during the making of della originally titled fatal confinement an unsold 1964 pilot for a paul burke tv series called royal bay. Straitjacket 1964 stars joan crawford, diane baker, george kennedy, and lee majors. Written for the film carolina blues 1944 1944 and performed by harry babbitt and. Where mildred pierce was a bigbudget production made when joans beauty remained intact, straitjacket was made for peanuts at a time when joan looked every one of her approximately sixty years. This week at the bmovie clubhouse i have been wanting to see another william castle flick for a while so i picked straitjacket from 1964. Arguably william castles most professionally made film of the ones ive seen, anyway, which is perhaps why it is also his highest rated. Johnny nobody 1961 nigel patrick, aldo ray, william bendix complete film by cantabrigidian.
William castles explosive 1964 film, straitjacket, emerged in the wake of alfred hitchcocks iconic protoslasher, psycho. He was sometimes referred to as the poor mans hitchcock and that moniker bears some weight in that castle, like hitchcock, often appeared in trailers of his own movies. Jul 30, 2018 film legend joan crawford gives a terrific performance in this chiller from pioneer horror movie producer william castle. Straitjacket 1964 is a columbia pictures feature film starring joan crawford and diane baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axemurders. Straitjacket after a 20 year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behaviour. Straitjacket 1964 film locations lucy harbin took an ax, gave her husband 40 whacks. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of straitjacket with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Straitjacket 1964 stars joan crawford, diane baker, george kennedy, and lee. The truth behind the hagsploitation sequels to what. W illiam castles explosive 1964 film, straitjacket, emerged in the wake of alfred hitchcocks iconic protoslasher, psycho. Watch she freak 1967 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. The film, which was written by robert bloch, featured the tagline just keep saying to yourself. After a 20 year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behaviour.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When she saw what she had done, gave his girlfriend 41, im a pushover for cute little nursery rhymes, particularly ones based off of lizzie borden. It was written by robert bloch and stars joan crawford, diane baker, leif erickson. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or. But the differences are precisely what make straitjacket so enjoyably amusing for its camp value. The series was adapted into a 3episode original video animation series in 2007. Straitjacket is a 1964 american horrorthriller film starring joan crawford and diane baker in a. But a second commentary wouldve been better with diane baker, the costar of strait jacket and john waters, who had often said this was his favorite film. Shop strait jacket dvd 1964 region 1 us import ntsc. As for the bluray disc, it is lacking in several ways. In 1964, joan crawford starred in bmovie genius william castles classic straitjacket, where she gave a brilliantly bizarre performance.
Straitjacket is a 1964 film about a mother who returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior. Jun 20, 2011 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 axemurders. With her threeyearold daughter accidentally witnessing the grisly act, lucy axes the couple to death. The ending of straitjacket involves a gimmicky twist that was the hallmark of director william castles psychological thrillers like homicidal 1961 and the nightwalker 1965. Film legend joan crawford gives a terrific performance in this chiller from pioneer horror movie producer william castle. As a horror film, as a camp classic, and a great vehicle for joan crawford, as a guilty pleasure, and as a fun saturday afternoon popcorn movie.
Where mildred pierce was a bigbudget production made when joans beauty remained intact, strait jacket was made for peanuts at a time when joan looked every one of her approximately sixty years. However, i still prefer his earlier works because of their amateurish nature. Oct 19, 2019 watch strait jacket 1964 online unblocked, download strait jacket 1964 english subtitles srt with english subtitles for download, strait jacket 720p good quality. Her 1964 film, the evocativelynamed strait jacket, sees crawford as a woman who is fresh off serving 20 years in a psychiatric facility for axemurdering both her husband and his mistress. Strait jacket 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Strait jacket is not the best william castle film and is a bit slow at times, but its still got some nice shocks, a killer ending, and some really strong performancesespecially from its star. Unlike many of castles most notorious titles the tingler, ghosts, the house on haunted hill, etc, straitjacket didnt arrive with elaborate gimmicks, although the trailer promised strait jacket depicts axe murders. Straitjacket is a 1964 american horror thriller film starring joan crawford and diane baker in a macabre mother and daughter. This blog gets its title from a lyric to a song from the 1982 broadway musical, nine. A female voice over narrates a flashback where we see young married man frank harbin an uncredited lee majors in his first movie role drinking at a roadhouse bar with an old girlfriend. The bells 2016 official trailer hindi movies 2016 full movies new trailers movie trailers. Persuaded by daughter carol diane baker that shes ready to meet her potential inlaws, recovering axemurderess lucy joan crawford travels with brother bill leif erickson and his wife emily rochelle hudson, in william castles straitjacket, 1964.
Strait jacket is a 1964 american horrorthriller film starring joan crawford and diane baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axemurders. Castle, an impish showman with a strong instinct for gimmickry, had been making horror pictures for years by the time psycho was released, and the picture he made immediately after it1961s homicidalwas accused by contemporaneous critics of being a crass ripoff. Here is ms crawford trying out her makeup for the role of suspected axmurderer lucy harbin. Staring joan crawford, diane baker, rochelle hudson and john anthony hayes. Straitjacket 1964 film locations geek field guides. Oct 10, 2018 william castles explosive 1964 film, straitjacket, emerged in the wake of alfred hitchcocks iconic protoslasher, psycho.
Straitjacket is a 1964 american horrorthriller film starring joan crawford and diane baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axemurders. Straitjacket is also the movie debut of young lee majors as lucy harbins. A terrifying still of joan crawford and her best friend, an axe, from the 1964 film, straitjacket. In 1964, william castle would employ the biggest gimmick of his moviemaking career joan crawford as an ax murderer in strait jacket. Crawford plays lucy harbin, a woman who goes berserk when she finds her husband in bed with another woman. It was published in 11 volumes between 2000 and 2010. Included on the disc is an excellent featurette entitled, battleaxe. Rosemarys baby 1968 womens prison 1955 hush hush sweet charlotte 1964 airport 1970 the snake pit 1948 a woman under the influence 1974 the haunting 1963 the devils 1971 house on haunted hill 1959 the birds 1963 straitjacket 1964 repulsion 1965 suddenly last summer 1959 caged 1950.
Straitjacket on dvd 043396069299 from sony pictures home entertainment. Strait jacket after a 20 year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behaviour. Watch straitjacket 1964 online unblocked, download straitjacket 1964 english subtitles srt with english subtitles for download, straitjacket 720p good quality. Straitjacket is missing a lot of the loveable, goofy charm that the others have in buckets. The making of straitjacket 1964 joan crawford film. Producerdirector william castle, writer robert bloch and star crawford joined forces for the suspense film straitjacket. I saw it again on tcm 102411, and it seems every time i watch it i. Lifelong film fan view my complete profile life is too short without dreaming, and dreams are what le cinema is for. The 1964 cultclassic axmurder movie straitjacketin which crawford plays the lead roletouches on each of her dual identities. In 1964, william castle would employ the biggest gimmick of his moviemaking career joan crawford as an ax murderer in straitjacket. The film also cofeatures experienced character actress margaret hamilton. Feb 07, 2015 watch she freak 1967 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. She was a talented dancer and worked as a showgirl before starting her long career. Crawford plays lucy harbin, a woman who goes berserk when she finds her.
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