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William Castle

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William Castle

Born April 25, 1914 in New York City, New York, USADied June 1, 197757 films

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".

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House on Haunted Hill posterFirst watchHouse on Haunted Hill19596.7Frederick 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.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Tingler poster6.4The Tingler1959Strait-Jacket poster6.6Strait-Jacket196413 Ghosts poster5.813 Ghosts1960Homicidal poster6.4Homicidal1961Mr. Sardonicus poster6.3Mr. Sardonicus1961I Saw What You Did poster6.2I Saw What You Did1965The Night Walker poster6.4The Night Walker1964The Old Dark House poster5.9The Old Dark House1963

Filmography

57 films as director
  1. 1974ShanksDirector
  2. 1968Project XDirector
  3. 1967The Spirit Is WillingDirector
  4. 1967The Busy BodyDirector
  5. 1966Let's Kill UncleDirector
  6. 1965I Saw What You DidDirector
  7. 1964The Night WalkerDirector
  8. 1964Strait-JacketDirector
  9. 1963The Old Dark HouseDirector
  10. 196313 Frightened GirlsDirector
  11. 1962Zotz!Director
  12. 1961Mr. SardonicusDirector
  13. 1961HomicidalDirector
  14. 196013 GhostsDirector
  15. 1959The TinglerDirector
  16. 1959House on Haunted HillDirector
  17. 1958MacabreDirector
  18. 1956Uranium BoomDirector
  19. 1956The Houston StoryDirector
  20. 1955Duel on the MississippiDirector
  21. 1955The Gun That Won the WestDirector
  22. 1955New Orleans UncensoredDirector
  23. 1955The AmericanoDirector
  24. 1954Masterson of KansasDirector
  25. 1954The Law vs. Billy the KidDirector
  26. 1954Battle of Rogue RiverDirector
  27. 1954The Saracen BladeDirector
  28. 1954Drums of TahitiDirector
  29. 1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsDirector
  30. 1954The Iron GloveDirector
  31. 1954Charge of the LancersDirector
  32. 1953Slaves of BabylonDirector
  33. 1953Conquest of CochiseDirector
  34. 1953Serpent of the NileDirector
  35. 1953Fort TiDirector
  36. 1951Cave of OutlawsDirector
  37. 1951Hollywood StoryDirector
  38. 1951The Fat ManDirector
  39. 1950It's a Small WorldDirector
  40. 1949UndertowDirector
  41. 1949Johnny Stool PigeonDirector
  42. 1948The Gentleman from NowhereDirector
  43. 1948Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenDirector
  44. 1947The Crime Doctor's GambleDirector
  45. 1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntDirector
  46. 1946The Return of RustyDirector
  47. 1946Mysterious IntruderDirector
  48. 1946Just Before DawnDirector
  49. 1945Voice of the WhistlerDirector
  50. 1945The Crime Doctor's WarningDirector
  51. 1944The Mark of the WhistlerDirector
  52. 1944When Strangers MarryDirector
  53. 1944She's a Soldier TooDirector
  54. 1944The WhistlerDirector
  55. 1943Klondike KateDirector
  56. 1943The Chance of a LifetimeDirector
  57. 1943Black MarketingDirector