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Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)

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Shot on location in Manhattan during the mid-'60s, Who Killed Teddy Bear? is a startling piece of dramatic filmmaking. Juliet Prowse portrays Nora, a deejay and hostess at a sleazy midtown discoth�que who starts to receive obscene phone calls. Nora dismisses them, until she crosses paths with Bill Madden (Jan Murray), a grim, obsessive police lieutenant specializing in sex crimes (his obsession, as he later reveals, derives from the fact that his own wife was assaulted and murdered while out

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

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Directed By: Joseph Cates

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It wasn't so bad that it can't be appreciated as a curio.

March 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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This 1960s New York story of violated innocence remains unsettling, with Mineo riveting as a proto-Travis Bickle.

January 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Film4

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Anton Bitel

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Dated aesthetics, poor acting and arythmic direction. The bonus is that it deals with themes that were taboo for the time. Sal Mineo is very clearly a precursor of De Niro in Taxi Driver , his wanderings in the NYC red light district, infatuation with a stranger, and even his workout routine, all make me wonder if

January 21, 2009

Pierluigi Puccini

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Too bad about the material that was probably supposed to be shocking and provocative in 1965. It just makes the movie look dated. Get past that and there's a pretty good psychological thriller in there. Juliet Prowse and Sal mineo look just primal and who knew Elaine Stritch was kinda hot back in the day?

October 14, 2010

Robert Cotterman

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