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Experiment in Terror (1962)

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Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Glenn Ford stars as FBI agent John Ripley in Blake Edwards's only foray into the thriller genre. When bank teller Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) is confronted in the garage of her San Francisco home... Glenn Ford stars as FBI agent John Ripley in Blake Edwards's only foray into the thriller genre. When bank teller Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) is confronted in the garage of her San Francisco home by a mysterious man (Ross Martin) suffering from asthma, he threatens to kill her teenage sister, Toby (Stefanie Powers), and possibly her if she fails to deliver $100,000 to him from the bank where she works. Although nearly paralyzed with fear, she calls the FBI and is told by agent Ripley to cooperate with the stranger's demands. Knowing the extortionist to be an ashmatic, Ripley is finally able to identify him as Red Lynch, an ex-con who did time for murder. But his attempt to extract information from Lisa Soong (Anita Loo), Lynch's ex-girlfriend, falls flat, since the criminal had paid the bills for the medical care of her crippled son. As the police slowly begin to close in on Lynch, he abducts Toby, intending to hold her until his demands are met. Edwards's skillful daytime noir takes maximum advantage of the San Franciso locations, especially for the Candlestick Park finale. Martin's turn as the wheezing psychopath is especially notable, as is Henry Mancini's brooding score. [More]

Starring: Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin, Glenn Ford

Starring: Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin, Glenn Ford, Clifton James

Director: Blake Edwards

Director: Blake Edwards
Producer: Blake Edwards
Composer: Henry Mancini

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One of director Blake Edwards' best w/terrific Mancini score.

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Suspenseful.

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Superior thriller from before Edwards' typecasting as a comedy specialist.

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August 31, 2006: Actor Glenn Ford Dead at 90
People of my generation (and younger) most likely remember the widely-admired Glenn Ford as "the actor who played Pa Kent" in Richard Donner's classic... More...

April 19, 2005: Columbia Participates in the Horror Remake "Experiment"
Blake Edwards' 1962 thriller "Experiment in Terror" will be given the remake treatment courtesy of Columbia Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Screenwriter... More...

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