Movie info in 1964, as the boston strangler killings of young nurses in boston remained unsolved, this film was rushed into release to exploit the horrifying situation. Made during the midst of the infamous boston strangler killings, this reasonably effective exploitation flick much less authentic than 1968s the boston strangler, starring tony curtis primarily serves as a vehicle for the inimitable victor buono, whose portrayal as a psychotic mamas boy is utterly creepy. Teenage strangler is a 1964 crime drama film directed by ben parker. Released at the height of the boston strangler killings, this film revolves around lonely and disturbed hospital lab worker leo kroll victor buono. The baby doll killer also prefigures the fiendish richard speck. The strangler 1964 was a horror film directed by burt topper and produced by james cresson and samuel bischoff. The strangler 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In fact, everything, from the lurid poster right down to the title is right out of exploitation 101, taught by better independent studios everywhere. The strangler 1964 flickers in timeflickers in time. Nov 12, 2008 this film was made alongside a project analyzing films of the horror genre. Leo kroll, a lab technician in a large unnamed city, is responsible for the strangulation murders of several young nurses. The strangler 1964 watch on tubi or streaming online reelgood. Burt toppers film is routine but ex baby jane star victor buonos performance is decidedly not. Huntington, wv could be almost a decade behind that time, though the fab four do get namedropped here briefly. Scenes of the strangler 1964 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. The strangler 1964 this low budget film is based on the boston strangler files. Complete with hot rods, drag races, teen dancing, rumbles, hot songs, and hot girls, this obscure film could be the stereotype of all teenage movies. The strangler 1964 cast and crew released at the height of the boston strangler killings, this film revolves around lonely and disturbed hospital lab worker leo kroll victor buono.
The stranglers of bombay 1 hours and 20 minutes movie a murderous religious cult is waylaying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century india. Sadly the transfer on that disc is terrible and as much as i enjoy the film its tough to watch in such bad quality. Buy the strangler movie posters from movie poster shop. This film opens with a written message, announcing that the creators wish to. While a naked, greasesmothered serial killer stalks their town, a father and son who run a highly unreliable. Watch the strangler 1964 full movie free online streaming tubi. Those of you with long memories might believe that the strangler was released in order to cash in on albert desalvo, the selfconfessed boston strangler, who committed similar murders. Ellen corby grandma in the waltons stars as leos mother, mrs. Victor buonos truly creepy performance makes this movie. Approved 1h 29min horror 1 april 1964 usa an overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses. I wasnt even thinking along the lines of the strangler as being in a vein similar to phenix city story.
Burt topper writing credits in alphabetical order bill s. Hopefully one day the strangler will get the proper release it deserves. Any reference to a certain serial killer in beantown was purely intentional. Burt toppers tautly directed 1964 thriller the strangler was in fact inspired by the boston strangler, the infamous real life killer who had been a big part of the news at the time the film was made.
Though hes a meek technician while at work, he leads a double life as a deranged killer of young women particularly nurses. Ballinger cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification victor buono. United states the strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by burt topper and starring victor buono, david mclean, davey davison and ellen corby, with a screenplay by bill s. Jun 10, 2018 the strangler directed by burt topper written by bill s. The atlantic may 1964 the mad strangler of boston gardner. Davey davison the strangler 1964 movie still allied. Teenage strangler comes in 1964, just as the beatles invaded america. The strangler featuring victor buono and david mclean is free on tubi, and available for rent or purchase on prime video. Like the buono pic, it was a case study of a compulsive strangler of women told from the killers perspective. Like mario bavas blood and black lace 1964, this film should be of interest to fans of early slasher films.
The strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by burt topper and starring victor buono, david mclean, davey davison and ellen corby, with a screenplay by bill s. Once again, mindhunter is partly an inspiration for an old movie watch. Over those 19 months, he committed known murderscrimes that included vicious sexual assaults and bizarre stagings of the victims bodies. Horror lowbudget horrorthriller of a misogynistic lab technician who has strangled eight nurses and the hunt to catch him. I have this film on dvd in a double feature from amc called monsterfest. This time its the boston strangler, a 1968 film about the real life boston strangler murders that spanned 1962 and 1964. The acting performances are generally good, and in step with the film s spooky atmosphere. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. The 1964 film the strangler was inspired by the unsolved killings.
The boston strangler is somewhat based on a real life story. The strangler 1964 released at the height of the boston strangler killings, this film revolves around lonely and disturbed hospital lab worker leo kroll victor buono. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a sequel to the night stalker the night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting abc to order a tv series neither writer richard matheson nor producerdirector dan curtis was involved in the tv series. John humphries, a complete novice to acting when the film was made, says he. In 1964, as the boston strangler killings of young nurses in boston remained unsolved, this film was rushed into release to exploit the horrifying situation. Apr 20, 2018 even as he meets his fatal end, you cant help sympathizing with him. May 19, 2017 too bad, it was a promising start, this film could have used a lot more of the same. Ballinger 1964 usa bischoffdiamond productions first viewingamazon instant.
Ellen corby plays the mother and others in the cast are less well known but memorable like david mclean, diane sayer and davey davison as tally the love interest. An overweight lab technician with low selfesteem, brought on by his domineering mother, vents his rage by becoming a serial killer of female. A confused, motherfixated psychopath strangles young women. The 2007 novel the strangler by william landay depicts the family of an attorney on the strangler task force. Its true that it seems unlikely that the producers were aiming to make a hangover square for the 60s. Telecharger film the strangler gratuitement, regarder film the strangler en streaming, voir film the strangler en. His crimes were the subject of numerous books and a film, though the exact number of victimsas well as his identityproved a matter of controversy. Had the strangler gone a bit more into the sexploitation route as strange compulsion with the strength of buonos performance it would be much better regarded.
There have been eight murders in an unnamed major city. Apparently, small town america had some ubiquity even then before cable television homogenized culture even further. The strangler victor buono 1964 theres probably nothing much stranger than a strangler in the dungeon for a saturday night special. Teenage strangler 1964 page 2 classic horror film board. Still, the movie was sort of a buono vehicle, so i cant help but think of earlier hefty fellows who also played insane murderers of young women. Leo also kills the nurse who is taking care of his mother in the rest home she is staying at. The film was inspired by the boston strangler, a serial killer of the 1960s. I searched our blog, and its pretty amazing how many titles there are with the word strangler in them, and these are just the ones weve done. Directed by burt topper, the strangler also known as bambole del desiderio, le is a horror film, released on april 01 of 1964 in the usa, starring victor buono, david mclean, diane sayer, davey davison, baynes barron and ellen corby. The film slayer strangles ten lasses before his love of dolls gives him away. The 1968 film the boston strangler starred tony curtis as albert desalvo. Almost all dvd players can play dvdrs except for some older models made before 2000 please consult your owners manual for formats compatible with your player. High resolution italian movie poster image for the strangler 1964.
Victor buono in the strangler 1964 victor buono and ellen corby in the. The progressive electronic soundtrack by oskar sala, is also noteworthy. Thanks to buono, the strangler is one of the few post1960 movies i would be happy to watch a second and even third time. Pseudo newsreel describing the production of cult film teenage strangler in the city of huntington, wv 1964 clip from documentary, strangled in production. Its been a while since i checked on this list, and im happy to see that a lot. He feels that in some twisted way, that he is getting back at his overbearing shrew of a mother. She is perfect in the role and channels a bit of norman bates mama as she tells leo that nobody can love him like she does. With bill bloom, john ensign, rick harris, stacy smith. Posted on march 24, 2017 by admin with no comments. The film also tries to take some credit from the newspaper headlines of the boston strangler with a disclaimer at the beginning claiming the similarity was less than coincidental. Mar 28, 2012 the kind that are forever part of that unique eccentrics category in your film geek world.
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses. Jul 12, 2010 the film came out nearly three months after the boston strangler claimed his final victim which is creepy to say the least. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Watch the strangler movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The strangler 1964 by beatrice on jun 10, 2018 from flickers in time. With victor buono, david mclean, diane sayer, davey davison. This is a wonderfully campy 70s stylized black comedyhorror film. It was premiered at the ckss film show in october of 2008. Teenage strangler footage courtesy of something weird video. Strange compulsion 1964 did the noir stylistics infinitely better. The strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by burt topper and starring victor buono. Calling teenage strangler amateurish doesnt even begin to describe it. I remember seeing the mel ferrerchris lee version of the hands of orlac circa 1964 at a kiddie matinee, of all places under the title hands of the strangler. This product is madeondemand by the manufacturer using dvdr recordable media. Boston strangler american serial killer britannica. Made at the time the boston strangler was terrorizing beantown. The strangler 1964, a film by burt topper theiapolis. Voir en teenage strangler 1964 vf gratuit film complet.
The 1964 film the strangler was inspired by the mysterious killings, while the 1968 flick the boston strangler featured tony curtis as desalvo and also starred henry fonda. From june, 1962 through january, 1964, women in the city of boston lived in fear of the infamous strangler. Juvenile schlock teenage strangler 1964 bill bloom, stacy smith, rick harris, john ensign. The strangler 1964 changes the movie database tmdb. Scoring some 23 uk top 40 singles and 17 uk top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the stranglers are one of the longestsurviving and most continuously successful bands to have originated in the uk punk scene. The greasy strangler by filmrise october 4, 2016 michael st. The boston strangler official trailer this cinematic approach to the maniac who murdered women in the boston area between 1962 and 1964 was anything but lurid. A troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick. This is one of those little gems where all the elements fall in place and a good movie gets made where there shouldnt be one. Starring peter brocco, francis fuller, william hanson, the adorable ruth mcdevitt, ian wolfe and paula trueman playing elderly tenants who first try to thwart by rigging accidents, a group of developers from tearing down their building. The image measures 91 1950 pixels and is 1606 kilobytes large.
Read the full synopsis of the strangler, 1964, directed by burt topper, with victor buono, david mclean, diane sayer, at turner classic movies. The killer is seemingly mild mannered hospital lab technician victor buono. Boston strangler, american serial killer who murdered at least 11 women in the boston area between 1962 and 1964. Honored for his unforgettable work opposite bette davis in 1962s whatever happened to baby jane. And the wild wild women 1959, 1960s, a cold wind in august 1960, a cry in the night 1956, a face in the crowd 1957, a place in the sun 1951, a rage to live 1965, a smell of honey, a streetcar named desire 1951, a swallow of brine 1966, a taste for women 1964, a woman is a woman 1961, agnes varda, agnes moorehead, agony of love 1966, alain. The stranglers are an english rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene.
As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the british east india company is forced to act. Hulking menace victor buono gets the full on psycho treatment, based very roughly on early reports of the boston strangler. This low budget film is based on the boston strangler files. Item may be in neverused condition or may have been used in the theater, but was carefully preserved after use. The mad strangler of boston eleven women have been murdered by strangulation in metropolitan boston since the summer of 1962, and none of these cases has been solved as this issue goes to press. Aug 14, 2016 scenes of the strangler 1964 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film justin hullinger 3,163 films 696 30 edit update 782018. This film was not intended to be scary, but to prove a point.