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Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror

Terror... Tension... Almost More Than The Heart Can Bear

19627.12h 3m

Overview

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Directed by Blake Edwards
Written by Gordon Gordon, Mildred Gordon
Produced by Blake Edwards
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

John Ripley

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Kelly Sherwood

Stefanie Powers

Stefanie Powers

Toby Sherwood

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Brad

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Popcorn

A

Anita Loo

Lisa Soong

Patricia Huston

Patricia Huston

Nancy Ashton

Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Special Agent

Clifton James

Clifton James

Capt. Moreno

A

Al Avalon

Man Who Picks Up Kelly

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmannequinsan francisco, californiakidnappingextortionundressinghome invasioncat and mousebank robberybank tellerbaseball fieldpolice surveillanceasthmaticdeath threatbaseball stadiumwharftelephone terrorlocked in a roombaseball gamethreatened womanmystery villainfbi agentsistersraspy voice

About Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror is a thriller, crime film released in 1962 exploring themes of based on novel or book, mannequin, san francisco, california, kidnapping, extortion, undressing. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers. A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

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