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Strait-Jacket

1964, Movie, NR, 89 mins

Strait-Jacket: Review

Crawford stars in this Bloch-scripted (PSYCHO) tale of a crazed axe murderer. Released after spending 20 years in an mental institution for lopping the heads off her husband and his lover, Crawford returns home to her daughter, Baker, who witnessed the slayings as a three-year-old. Shortly after her return, heads begin to roll again, with all the evidence pointing to Crawford, who begins to think she's gone insane. Although it's not particularly scary and relatively gimmick-... read more leave a comment

Strait-Jacket: Cast & Details

Year: 1964
Rated NR

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Cast
Joan Crawford: Lucy Harbin
Diane Baker: Carol
Leif Erickson: Bill Cutler
Howard St. John: Raymond Fields
John Anthony Hayes: Michael Fields
Rochelle Hudson: Emily Cutler

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Strait-Jacket: TV Guide News

I remember seeing a movie, I ... | Movie News | 9/22/2005
Question: I remember seeing a movie, I think made in the '60s, about a mother who for some reason is holding her son's fiancée/girlfriend hostage in a basement or cage or something like that. It was extremely suspenseful, but can't remember the title! It's driving me nuts, because I'd like to see it again. Ring any bells?Answer: My vote goes to Die! Die! My Darling! (1965), one of a string of films starring golden-age movie divas as deranged and/or terrorized crones, notably Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis; Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), with read more

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