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The Tingler (1959)

"Ghastly Beyond Belief!"

6.4/10(185 votes)
1h 22m
July 29, 1959
Horror
Science Fiction
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Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Tingler
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$250K

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Cast

Vincent Price as Dr. Warren Chapin

Vincent Price

Dr. Warren Chapin

Philip Coolidge as Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins

Philip Coolidge

Oliver 'Ollie' Higgins

Judith Evelyn as Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins

Judith Evelyn

Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins

Darryl Hickman as David Morris

Darryl Hickman

David Morris

Pamela Lincoln as Lucy Stevens

Pamela Lincoln

Lucy Stevens

Patricia Cutts as Isabel Stevens Chapin

Patricia Cutts

Isabel Stevens Chapin

William Castle as Prologue Host (uncredited)

William Castle

Prologue Host (uncredited)

Bob Gunderson as Ryerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)

Bob Gunderson

Ryerson - Screaming Convict (uncredited)

Dal McKennon as Projectionist (uncredited)

Dal McKennon

Projectionist (uncredited)

Leon Alton as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Richard Barthelmess as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Barthelmess

David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gail Bonney as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Pat Colby as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Pat Colby

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

George DeNormand as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

George DeNormand

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Amy Fields as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Amy Fields

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Clarence Straight as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

Ernest Torrence as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ernest Torrence

Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures logoColumbia Pictures
William Castle Productions

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