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6.8/10
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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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Vicki Cos
- Carol Harbin - Age 3
- (uncredited)
Patricia Crest
- Stella Fulton
- (uncredited)
Laura Hess
- Second Little Girl
- (uncredited)
Patty Lee
- First Little Girl
- (uncredited)
Lynn Lundgren
- Beautician
- (uncredited)
Lee Majors
- Frank Harbin
- (uncredited)
Robert Ward
- Shoe Clerk
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaFeature-film debut of Lee Majors, who plays the small role of Lucy Harbin's (Joan Crawford's) husband in the flashback scene. He got the part when his good friend Rock Hudson asked William Castle to please find a job for the 23-year-old actor.
- GoofsThe steering wheel of the car in which Joan Crawford and Diane Baker are riding is a dark color. When they get out of the car, a white steering wheel can be seen through the windshield.
- Quotes
Carol Harbin: Their first mistake was thinking that the child was asleep. The second mistake was that the wife had decided to come home that night on the train.
- Crazy creditsThe Columbia Pictures logo at the end of the film has the Torch Lady's head chopped off and placed at her feet, and her torch light extinguished.
- ConnectionsEdited into Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)
- SoundtracksThere Goes That Song Again
(Written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn)
Written for the film Carolina Blues (1944) (1944) and performed by Harry Babbitt and Kay Kyser's orchestra.
Featured review
''The Best In Axe-ploitation!''
No matter what script she was given to do, Joan Crawford was a pro. In this William Castle classic, she proves it again. The plot has been rehashed in previous reviews, so I can get to the heart of the matter here. Joan plays an ex-axe murderess with typical fury, beautifully combined with a poignancy which may be completely unexpected, but nevertheless completely appropriate. Well supported by the underrated Diane Baker, Leif Erikson, Rochelle Hudson and George Kennedy, she gives meaning and depth to what otherwise would have been just another horror film. Whether playing scenes with daughter Baker's boyfriend (John Anthony Hayes) or his snobbish parents, (Howard St, John and Edith Atwater), Crawford is on the money, using her years of experience to transcend her material. Thanks to her, "Strait-Jacket" is a worthy thriller from a Legendary Star and a fondly remembered director. See Castle's other collaboration with Joan, "I Saw What You Did" (1965). It's a winner, too!
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- phillindholm
- Aug 5, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $550,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $124
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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