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

1964

1h 33m

6.6(136 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Drama

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joan Crawford

Lucy Harbin

Diane Baker

Carol Harbin

Leif Erickson

Bill Cutler

Howard St. John

Raymond Fields

John Anthony Hayes

Michael Fields

Rochelle Hudson

Emily Cutler

George Kennedy

Leo Krause

Edith Atwater

Mrs. Fields

Mitchell Cox

Dr. Anderson

Lee Majors

Frank Harbin (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: William Castle
Written by: Robert Bloch
Produced by: William Castle

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