William Castle — Director (34)
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The Mark of the Whistler (1944) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Mark of the Whistler
director: William Castle actor: Richard Dix / Janis Carter …
other title: Das Zeichen des Whistlers / Falsa Identidad …
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.
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Zotz! (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Zotz!
director: William Castle actor: Tom Poston / Julia Meade …
Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin.
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Let's Kill Uncle (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Let's Kill Uncle
director: William Castle actor: Nigel Green / Mary Badham …
other title: Gioco mortale / L'Héritage Diabolique …
A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only ally against the sarcastic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sharks, fire, and poisonous mushrooms as weapons.
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Uranium Boom (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Uranium Boom
director: William Castle actor: Dennis Morgan / Patricia Medina …
other title: I conquistatori dell'uranio
Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins and mining engineer Grady Mathews find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guards the claim, Brad goes to register it in town, where he meets and marries Jean Williams. Returning to the claim, Brad learns that Jean was once Grady's fiancée. Grady, as one would expect, is somewhat put out and leaves the mine in Brad's hands, while he hooks up with a confidence man and engineers a scheme to break the back of Brad's somewhat rapidly-created mining empire.
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Undertow (1949) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Undertow
director: William Castle actor: Scott Brady / John Russell …
other title: Chicago, bolgia infernale / Tödlicher Sog …
Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge. Before this can take place, Brady is framed for murder, and forced to hide out in the home of Peggy Dow. With the help of Dow and a policeman friend, Brady searches for the real murderer. Watch carefully in Undertow and you'll spot new Universal contractee "Roc" Hudson as a plainclothes detective.
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The Fat Man (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Fat Man
director: William Castle actor: J. Scott Smart / Julie London …
other title: Storia d'un detective
A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.
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Just Before Dawn (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Just Before Dawn
director: William Castle actor: Warner Baxter / Adele Roberts …
other title: Il caso Foster
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injection of insulin taken from a bottle in the patient's pocket. The man dies and Ordway discovers that what he thought was insulin was really poison. Oops! Two other people are murdered before Ordway discovers who replaced the insulin with poison and what the motive was
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The Whistler (1944) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Whistler
director: William Castle actor: Richard Dix / Gloria Stuart …
other title: Nessuno sa il proprio destino / Der Whistler …
A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.