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William Castle
Director 1914 - 1977

William Castle

New York City, New York, USA

William Castle  (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Castle began directing films... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

32 titles
Shanks

Shanks

William Castle 1974 1h 33m 3.0

A mute puppeteer uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets.

Project X

Project X

William Castle 1968 1h 37m 5.0

A spy is brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane crash returning from a mission to learn about a deadly new weapon being developed in the East. But the vital memories are being suppressed, so the authorities use ultra-advanced technologies to try to uncover the secret.

The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

William Castle 1967 1h 40m 4.0

Hapless Benjamin Powell, his loving wife Kate, and their teenage son Steven rent a haunted seaside house in New England for their summer vacation, which quickly turns into a ghost-hunt.

Let's Kill Uncle

Let's Kill Uncle

William Castle 1966 1h 32m 5.0

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.

I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

William Castle 1965 1h 22m 7.1

When two teenagers make prank phone calls to strangers, they become the target for terror when they whisper "I Saw What You Did, And I Know Who You Are!" to psychopath Steve Marek who has just murdered his wife. But somebody else knows of the terrible crime that was committed that night, the killer's desperately amorous neighbor Amy Nelson.

The Night Walker

The Night Walker

William Castle 1964 1h 26m 6.0

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.

Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

William Castle 1964 1h 33m 6.6

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.

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

William Castle 1963 1h 26m 5.0

In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.

13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls

William Castle 1963 1h 29m 5.7

While attending a Swiss school for diplomats' daughters, the teenage daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.

Zotz!

Zotz!

William Castle 1962 1h 27m 6.0

A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.

Mr. Sardonicus

Mr. Sardonicus

William Castle 1961 1h 30m 6.3

A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results! The audience gets an opportunity to vote--via the "Punishment Poll"--for the penalty Sardonicus must pay for his deeds...

Homicidal

Homicidal

William Castle 1961 1h 27m 6.0

A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father.

13 Ghosts

13 Ghosts

William Castle 1960 1h 25m 6.5

Reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property they have also inherited the occultist's collection of 13 ghosts.

The Tingler

The Tingler

William Castle 1959 1h 22m 7.0

After much hard work, a pathologist discovers and captures a creature that lives in every vertebrate and grows when fear grips its host. "Scream for your lives!"

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

William Castle 1959 1h 15m 7.1

Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richer…Or dead.

Macabre

Macabre

William Castle 1958 1h 12m

A doctor's daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.

Uranium Boom

Uranium Boom

William Castle 1956 1h 7m

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.

The Houston Story

The Houston Story

William Castle 1956 1h 19m

A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.

New Orleans Uncensored

New Orleans Uncensored

William Castle 1955 1h 16m 6.0

A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.

Duel on the Mississippi

Duel on the Mississippi

William Castle 1955 1h 12m 5.0

In 1820 Louisiana, river pirates tangle with plantation owners while gambling ship pirate queen Lili Scarlet falls in love with planter André Tulane to the dismay of rival Hugo Marat, leader of the river pirates.

The Fat Man

The Fat Man

William Castle 1951 1h 18m

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.

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

William Castle 1951 1h 16m 6.0

A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film star shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.

Cave of Outlaws

Cave of Outlaws

William Castle 1951 1h 16m

Western starring Macdonald Carey. Having served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot. But someone is on his trail.

It's a Small World

It's a Small World

William Castle 1950 1h 14m

Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned but will never grow larger than a typical six-year-old. Adult, pint-sized Harry longs to be part of the big world.

Undertow

Undertow

William Castle 1949 1h 11m

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.

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon

William Castle 1949 1h 15m 7.0

A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder

William Castle 1946 1h 1m 5.5

A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.

Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler

William Castle 1945 1h 6.0

A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.

When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

William Castle 1944 1h 7m

Young Robert Mitchum may not be what Kim Hunter thinks he is in the thriller When Strangers Marry.

The Whistler

The Whistler

William Castle 1944 1h 5.5

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.

The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

William Castle 1944 1h 2m 5.5

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.

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime

William Castle 1943 1h 5m

Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.

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