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Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders!

19646.51h 33m

Overview

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

Directed by William Castle
Written by Robert Bloch
Produced by William Castle
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Top Cast

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Lucy Harbin

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Carol Harbin

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Bill Cutler

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Raymond Fields

John Anthony Hayes

John Anthony Hayes

Michael Fields

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Emily Cutler

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Leo Krause

Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

Mrs. Fields

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Mitchell Cox

Dr. Anderson

Lee Majors

Lee Majors

Frank Harbin (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipasylumaxe murdermother daughter reunionproto-slashermother daughter relationshiphagsploitationaxpsycho-biddy

About Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket is a thriller, horror, drama film released in 1964 exploring themes of parent child relationship, asylum, axe murder, mother daughter reunion, proto-slasher, mother daughter relationship. Directed by William Castle, it stars Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson. After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

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