William Castle
Date of birth: 1914-04-25
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Directing
Also known as: William Schloss, Billy Castle, Bill Castle, William C. Castle
Biography
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 in the early 1940s, and later television, before moving on to the "gimmick films". Description above from the Wikipedia article William Castle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie Credits
The Spirit Is Willing
1967-07-07
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed fo
Let's Kill Uncle
1966-11-18
A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a form
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997-06-19
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman'
Homicidal
1961-07-26
A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We so
Shanks
1974-10-09
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband,
The Lady in Question
1940-08-07
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
The Sex Symbol
1974-09-17
A thinly-disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and ho
It's a Small World
1950-06-24
Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is perfec
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940-08-31
Set in Paris, this romantic comedy revolves around the beautiful estranged wife of a wealthy banker
The Tingler
1959-07-29
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of
13 Ghosts
1960-05-16
The reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his sprawling mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family.
How to Plan a Movie Murder
1964-01-01
The writer, director and star of the 1964 horror film Strait-Jacket in a humorous featurette in whic
Shampoo
1975-02-11
On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting h
Zotz!
1962-10-03
Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He trans
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007-11-08
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who becam
The Day of the Locust
1975-05-07
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the l
Hollywood Story
1951-06-01
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the uns
When Strangers Marry
1944-08-21
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a m
Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frigh
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002-04-02
A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murdere
Mr. Sardonicus
1961-10-08
In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatm