Person Detail
William Castle
Catalogued films 63Director 56Actor 4
William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired. He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget. He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing thrillers, which, despite their low budgets, he effectively promoted using gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known. He was also the producer for Rosemary's Baby.
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Shanks
Project X
The Spirit Is Willing
The Busy Body
Let's Kill Uncle
I Saw What You Did
The Night Walker
Strait-Jacket
13 Frightened Girls
The Old Dark House
Zotz!
Mr. Sardonicus
Homicidal
13 Ghosts
The Tingler
House on Haunted Hill
Macabre
Uranium Boom
The Houston Story
Duel on the Mississippi
The Gun That Won the West
The Americano
New Orleans Uncensored
Masterson of Kansas
The Saracen Blade
Drums of Tahiti
The Iron Glove
Charge of the Lancers
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Battle of Rogue River
Serpent of the Nile
Slaves of Babylon
Fort Ti
Conquest of Cochise
Cave of Outlaws
Hollywood Story
The Fat Man
It's a Small World
Undertow
Johnny Stool Pigeon
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Mysterious Intruder
Just Before Dawn
The Return of Rusty
Voice of the Whistler
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Mark of the Whistler
When Strangers Marry
She's a Soldier Too
The Whistler
The Chance of a Lifetime
Klondike Kate
