13 Frightened Girls (The Candy Web)

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Movie Info

A diplomat's daughter becomes involved in espionage. Kathy Dunn. Wally: Murray Hamilton. Hull: Hugh Marlowe. Soldier: Joyce Taylor. Kang: Khigh Dhiegh. Directed by William Castle.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

William Castle
Written By:

Robert Dillon, Otis L. Guernsey, Jr.
In Theaters:

Jul 1, 1963 wide
Runtime:

89 minutes
Studio:

William Castle Productions

Cast

Hugh Marlowe
as John Hull

Joyce Taylor
as Soldier

Murray Hamilton
as Wally Sanders

Khigh Dhiegh
as Kang

Charles Briggs
as Mike

Norma Varden
as Miss Pittford

Alexandra Bastedo
as England

Judy Pace
as Liberia

Emil Sitka
as Ludwig

Jon Alvar
as Fernando

Walter Rode
as Kagenescu

Gina Trikonis
as Russia

Lynne Sue Moon
as Mai-Ling

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Critic Reviews for 13 Frightened Girls (The Candy Web)

All Critics (3) | Rotten (3)

Perhaps the worst film William Castle ever made.

September 17, 2016 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
13 Frightened Girls! is like a Disney version of a spy picture, completely devoid of anything objectionable, aside from some outdated notions of gender roles.

October 21, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
The Dissolve
It's so inane, goofy and lame in a Castle showmanship gimmicky way, that it's almost winsome despite being so frighteningly dreadful.

October 11, 2010 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for 13 Frightened Girls (The Candy Web)

Jun 16, 2014

Absurd blend of cotton candy teen movie and spy picture defies categorization but is silly enough to watch once in a bemused state.

jay n Super Reviewer
Apr 04, 2011

Dreadfully dull....an exercise in bleh....a waste of good talent. I could go on. :) Seriously, 13 Frightened Girls is IMO one of Castle's worst films. I don't find it all that interesting to watch some spoiled rich girl play Nancy Drew for 90 minutes, but maybe that's just me. Apparently William Castle scoured the world to find beautiful young girls of different nationalities. I'm not sure why so much effort was put into this (maybe just personal pleasure) because these "13 Frightened Girls" mentioned in the title play no part in the story whatsoever. Hell, there are more girls than that running around in this moviebut we only identify with two of them. All that you as an audience member need concern yourself with is a pretty 16 year old girl who likes to spy on the Russians and the Chinese. That's about it. Dated by everything from clothing to music doesn't really help this movie either. If you want to see a far superior movie that is supposed to be about a bunch of young women being terrified that's meant to be fun, watch Hausu (House) instead.

Tim S Super Reviewer
Jan 08, 2010

It was good enough for a cute old movie. I only watched it because it was included with the 13 ghosts movie. It was terribly campy and predictable but that's the way things used to be I suppose.

Megan S Super Reviewer