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Homicidal Overview:

Homicidal (1961) was a Horror - Mystery Film directed by William Castle and produced by William Castle.

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Homicidal (1961)

By Beatrice on May 11, 2017 From Flickers in Time

Homicidal Directed by William Castle Written by Robb White 1961/USA William Castle Productions First viewing/Netflix rental William Castle was no Alfred Hitchcock.  That does not prevent his thrillers from being a lot of campy fun. Something is seriously wrong with Emily.  She has a thing abou... Read full article

Blu-ray Review: William Castle Double Feature: Homicidal & Mr. Sardonicus

By Devon Powell on Jul 26, 2016 From Hitchcock Master

Distributor: Mill Creek Entertainment  Release Date: July 19, 2016  Region: Region A Length: 88 min (Homicidal) 90 min (Mr. Sardonicus) Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English 2.0 Dolby Digital (448kbps) Subtitles: None Ratio: 1.85:1 (Homicidal) 1.78:1 (Mr. Sardonicus) Notes: This is the ... Read full article

Is "Homicidal" William Castle's Best Film?

By Rick29 on Jan 4, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Castle introduces the movie. Best known for fanciful gimmicks like "Emergo" (a skeleton on a wire that flew over audiences), producer-director William Castle also made some very good suspense films. Two of his finest, Homicidal and Strait-Jacket were produced in the 1960s and are relatively gimmick... Read full article

Screening Report: William Castle’s HOMICIDAL (1961) at Loews Jersey Theater

By Will McKinley on Oct 28, 2012 From Cinematically Insane

I saw William Castle’s HOMICIDAL (1961) at the Loews Jersey Theater in Jersey City on Friday night. To say it was the perfect way to kick off the “Pre-Halloween weekend” would be an understatement unworthy of the master of gimmicky cinematic hyperbole. I knew it was going to be a g... Read full article

61 Days of Halloween- Homicidal

By Bernardo Villela on Sep 10, 2011 From The Movie Rat

Most holidays worth their while encompass entire seasons, such as Christmas, for example. However, as you may have noticed there is a corporate push every year for us to think about the next holiday even sooner. While this has many negative side effects I figure I may as well embrace it. Since Labor... Read full article

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Homicidal Facts
In order to carry off the deception, all of Warren's dialog was actually dubbed in by an (uncredited) male actor.
The premiere was held at the Palace Theatre in Youngstown, Ohio with producer William Castle in attendance.
The dialog makes repeated references to Emily, Warren and Helga being in Denmark. At the time this film was produced, the early 1960s, Denmark was the only place where competent transsexual operations were being routinely performed.
William Castle:  [gimmick]  In the final reel, when Miriam is about to go into the house for the big climax, there was a one-minute "Fright Break" in which producer/director William Castle advised the audience that anyone too scared to see the climax could go into the lobby and get their money back. For this gimmick, Columbia shipped a cardboard "Coward's Corner" to theaters playing the film. Supposedly, audience members too frightened to see the climax could go to the "Coward's Corner" and wait there until the film ended and the rest of the audience filed past. Apparently no one took the offer.
This was one of the most successful knock-offs of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. William Castle and Columbia had this in theaters a year after the release of "Psycho". Part of the reason for the delay was that, at the time "Psycho" went into release, Castle was still working on 13 Ghosts.
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