An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Leon Alton
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Richard Barthelmess
- David Kinemon
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
William Castle
- Prologue Himself - Host
- (uncredited)
Pat Colby
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Amy Fields
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Bob Gunderson
- Ryerson - Screaming Convict
- (uncredited)
Dal McKennon
- Projectionist
- (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
- Member of Silent Movie Audience
- (uncredited)
Ernest Torrence
- Luke Hatburn, in clip from Tol'able David
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPamela Lincoln and Darryl Hickman, who play the young suitors, actually got married on November 28th after the Tingler release on July 29th 1959. They had two children, and divorced on December 8th, 1982.
- GoofsIn almost every scene in which the Tingler appears, the wires maneuvering it are visible.
- Quotes
Isabel Stevens Chapin: There's a word for you.
Dr. Warren Chapin: There are several for you.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released with a short sequence filmed partially in color. It is the scene when the deaf-mute Mrs. Higgins (Judith Evelyn), terrified by unknown forces, runs into a bathroom to hide and sees blood coming from the faucets of her sink and her bathtub filled with blood. Everything else in the scene is black and white except for the blood, which appears in garish red color - a typical William Castle gimmick. Current US and UK home media releases and television broadcasts include the restored partial-color sequence. The short sequence appears much grainier than the rest of the film due to the optical processes involved in achieving the composite effect.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Tingler (2016)
Featured review
I was very young when this movie was originally released and my first encounter was when I switched on the TV (no remotes in those days, so I was right in front of the set) and a woman's face suddenly appeared, screaming right at me! It scared the living hell out of me --- and that was only a *commercial* for THE TINGLER! It was years before I saw the actual film and while it wasn't as scary as I imagined (nothing could have been) it had, as William Castle's films frequently do, an unsettling feeling of dread about it. Of course it's also absolutely ridiculous. The whole premise is insane, and the plot twists keep getting more and more loony, but that only adds to the fun! The titular creature itself is a mixed bag, crudely done (even for its day) but somehow effectively disgusting. The acting is uniformly good and the dialogue pretty intelligent. The only weak point for me was Judith Evelyn as the deaf mute wife, who overacted like hell but never seemed genuinely terrified by any of the bizarre goings on. The DVD contains an excellent short called SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES including (among others) co-star Darryl Hickman, now in his seventies, looking incredibly fit and happy and seemingly unable to talk about making THE TINGLER without constantly cracking up. Who can blame him????
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- Jan 15, 2007
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- The Chiller
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- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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