Experiment in Terror (1962)

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2h 3min
Crime, Mystery
09 Jun 1962 (Japan)
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A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Stars:

Award:

1 nomination.
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Still of Lee Remick in Experiment in Terror (1962)

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	Glenn Ford	...	John Ripley
	Lee Remick	...	Kelly Sherwood
	Stefanie Powers	...	Toby Sherwood
	Roy Poole	...	Brad
	Ned Glass	...	Popcorn
	Anita Loo	...	Lisa Soong
	Patricia Huston	...	Nancy Ashton
	Gilbert Green	...	Special Agent
	Clifton James	...	Capt. Moreno
	Al Avalon	...	Man Who Picks Up Kelly
	William Bryant	...	Chuck
	Dick Crockett	...	FBI Agent #1
	James Lanphier	...	Landlord
	Ross Martin	...	Red Lynch
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Joanne Bahris	...	Tourist at Fishermans Wharf (uncredited)
	James T. Callahan	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Bob Carraher	...	Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
	Mario Cimino	...	Cook at The Hangout (uncredited)
	Fred Coby	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Robert Coffey	...	Stadium Announcer (uncredited)
	Barbara Collentine	...	Janie (uncredited)
	Bob Dempsey	...	Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
	George DeNormand	...	Bank Guard (uncredited)
	Frederic Downs	...	Welk (uncredited)
	Don Drysdale	...	Don Drysdale (uncredited)
	Harvey Evans	...	Dave (uncredited)
	Dennis Falt	...	High school student (uncredited)
	Mike Foran	...	Danny (uncredited)
	Harold Goodwin	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
	Claire Griswold	...	Peggy (uncredited)
	Warren Hsieh	...	Joey Soong (uncredited)
	Kenny Jackson	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Helen Jay	...	Waitress at The Hangout (uncredited)
	Ray Kellogg	...	Man at Ballpark (uncredited)
	Tommy Lee	...	Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
	Clarence Lung	...	Attorney Yung (uncredited)
	Mari Lynn	...	Penny (uncredited)
	Edward Mallory	...	Dick (uncredited)
	Kelly McCormick	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Fay McKenzie	...	Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
	Sidney Miller	...	The Drunk (uncredited)
	Wally Moon	...	Wally Moon (uncredited)
	George Moorman	...	Radio Man (uncredited)
	Judee Morton	...	Louella Hendricks (uncredited)
	Bill Neff	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Karen Norris	...	Saleswoman (uncredited)
	Richard Norris	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Sherry O'Neil	...	Edna (uncredited)
	Peggy Patten	...	Housekeeper (uncredited)
	Gil Perkins	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
	Mary Ellen Popel	...	FBI Office Secretary (uncredited)
	William Remick	...	The Coroner (uncredited)
	John Roseboro	...	John Roseboro (uncredited)
	William Sharon	...	Raymond Burkhardt (uncredited)
	Bert Stevens	...	Bank Guard (uncredited)
	Audrey Swanson	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	John Tastor	...	High School Student in the Burger Joint (uncredited)
	David Tomack	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Ken Wales	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
	Russ Whiteman	...	TV Director (uncredited)
	Beal Wong	...	Pastor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Blake Edwards

Written by

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Gordon Gordon	...	(screen play)

Gordon Gordon	...	(novel "Operation Terror") &
Mildred Gordon	...	(novel "Operation Terror") &
Mildred Gordon	...	(screen play)

Produced by

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Blake Edwards	...	producer
Don Peters	...	associate producer

Music by

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Henry Mancini

Cinematography by

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Philip H. Lathrop

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director of photography (as Philip Lathrop)

Editing by

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Patrick McCormack

Art Direction by

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Robert Peterson

Set Decoration by

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James Crowe

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(as James M. Crowe)

Makeup Department

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Ben Lane

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makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sam Nelson

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assistant director

Sound Department

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Lambert E. Day	...	sound (as Lambert Day)
Charles J. Rice	...	sound supervisor
Joseph R. De Guzman	...	commentary re-recordist (uncredited)
James Nelson	...	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ed Parker

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard H. Kline

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camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gordon T. Dawson

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set costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator
Vince De Rosa	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Carl Fortina	...	musician: accordion soloist (uncredited)
Henry Mancini	...	conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin

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script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Geoffrey-Kate Productions

Distributors

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Columbia Pictures (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Canada (1962) (Canada) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1962) (Australia) (theatrical)
Columbia Films S. A. (1963) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (1962) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Columbia (1962) (France) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films S.A.)
Columbia Film (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1962) (Norway) (theatrical)
Columbia Filmes (1963) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Columbia International Films (1963) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
CBS (1965) (United States) (tv)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (Sony Choice Collection)
Twilight Time (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Llamentol (2015) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Powerhouse Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as Indicator) (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
Powerhouse Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
The Cinema (2018) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1971) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Italy) (DVD)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2023) (Finland) (tv) (and Internet)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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RCA (sound recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	When the bank clerk Kelly Sherwood arrives home after hours, she is intimidated by a stranger that knows her routine habit. He threatens Kelly and her sister Toby to force her to heist $100,000 from her bank; otherwise he will kill her. Kelly does not see his face but notes he is asthmatic. Kelly succeeds to lure the criminal and contacts the FBI agent John 'Rip' Ripley that advises Kelly how to behave and assigns a group of agents to keep Kelly and Toby under surveillance. But when Toby is abducted by the stranger, Kelly tries to stay calm to help the FBI to catch the criminal. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	fbi-agent threat asian-american-woman american-west dead-woman See All (168) »
Taglines	CHALLENGING! THE FASTEST TWO HOURS THE SCREEN HAS EVER SEEN! SHOCKING! IT PLUNGES YOU INTO A NEW DIMENSION OF FEAR! IMPORTANT! IT RATES WITH THE GREATEST SUSPENSE FILMS OF OUR TIME! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
Genres	Crime Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Finland:K-12 Finland:(Banned) France:Tous publics Ireland:12 Italy:T New Zealand:G Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:X United Kingdom:12 (video) United States:Not Rated United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Grip of Fear (Ireland, English title) The Grip of Fear (United Kingdom) Allô... brigade spéciale (France) Chantaje contra una mujer (Spain) Xantatge a una dona (Spain, Catalan title) See more »
Runtime	123 min
Country	United States
Language	English Cantonese
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Filming Locations	Candlestick Park - 602 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	As of 2023, Kelly's house at 120 St. Germain Ave. in San Francisco is still standing with the same architecture. See more »
Goofs	There are official photos of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President John F. Kennedy in different government offices. However, this picture was filmed in 1961, during a transition period from the Eisenhower to the Kennedy administration, so it is quite possible that there were portraits of both in some places. There also are 48-star flags in some scenes; sometimes those in authority didn't make changes as quickly as today. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Soundtracks	Nancy See more »
Crazy Credits	The end credits list only one person, the actor who played the villain, followed by "The End." See more »
Quotes	Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: Your sister's all right. Toby Sherwood: You said she was dying. Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: I had to find some way to get you here. Take off your clothes. You want me to take them off for you? [shakes her head] Garland Humphrey 'Red' Lynch: Then take them off. See more »

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