Strangler (1964)
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In 1964, as the "Boston Strangler" killings of young nurses in Boston remained unsolved, this film was rushed into release to exploit the horrifying situation. Victor Buono gives a chilling performance as Leo Kroll, a worker in a Boston hospital who has a propensity for strangling young… More In 1964, as the "Boston Strangler" killings of young nurses in Boston remained unsolved, this film was rushed into release to exploit the horrifying situation. Victor Buono gives a chilling performance as Leo Kroll, a worker in a Boston hospital who has a propensity for strangling young nurses. Like Norman Bates in Psycho, Leo has an extremely unhealthy mother fixation. When Mom (Ellen Corby) suffers a heart attack and Clara (Jeanne Bates), a young and attractive nurse, is assigned to care for her, Leo's hormones start to rage. On one hand Leo is attracted to Clara, but he is also jealous of her, fearing that she has replaced him in his mother's affections. Leo proceeds to go on a killing spree, targeting young and attractive nurses. But Leo's downfall is imminent; he is a collector of kewpie dolls, and mistakenly leaves one behind at the scene of one of his murders. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bud Topper
- Written By
- Bill S. Ballinger
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a modest lurid pic, that gets off on young attractive women strangled to death in their undies by a madman.
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Cast
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Victor Buono
as Leo Kroll
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David McLean
as Lt. Benson
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Diane Sayer
as Barbara
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Davey Davison
as Tally
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Ellen Corby
as Mrs. Kroll
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Michael M. Ryan
as Posner
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Baynes Barron
as Sgt. Clyde
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Russ Bender
as Dr. Sanford
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Jeanne Bates
as Clara
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Wally Campo
as Eggerton
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Mimi Dillard
as Thelma
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Byron Morrow
as Dr. Morton
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John Yates
as Intern
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James B. Sikking
as Artist
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Selette Cole
as Helen
