Devil Doll
- 1964
- 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain a heiress' millions.An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain a heiress' millions.An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain a heiress' millions.
Francis De Wolff
- Dr. Keisling
- (as Francis de Wolff)
Redmond Bailey
- Backstage Crew
- (uncredited)
Anthony Baird
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
- Charity Ball Guest
- (uncredited)
David Charlesworth
- Hugo Novik
- (uncredited)
Lorenza Colville
- Mercedes
- (uncredited)
Sadie Corre
- Hugo the Dummy
- (uncredited)
Trixie Dallas
- Miss Penton
- (uncredited)
Keith Denny
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Margaret Durnell
- Countess
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAccording to executive producer Richard Gordon, the theater in which The Great Vorelli performs was not open to the public at the time and was scheduled to be demolished. The film crew was able to shoot inside the theater for the show and backstage scenes before the deadline for the building's demolition.
- Quotes
Mark English: [on the telephone to Bob] Now get your tail out of bed and get to work.
Bob Garrett: Wilco, wilco, stay cool and all that jazz. Hey, how'd you know I was still in bed?
Mark English: It figures, boy, it figures.
- Alternate versionsThe international version is different from the original British version.
- The opening and closing credits are different.
- The international version replaces two scenes with topless women with alternate takes, featuring them clothed or covered.
- The international version contains a scene which explains the motivation for Magda's murder, while the British version replaces this with a stage performance in which a woman is hypnotized and strips, ending up topless.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Doll (1997)
Featured review
Devil Doll (1963) **1/2
Effective British thriller about a cruel ventriloquist called The Great Vorelli (Bryant Haliday) who keeps the soul of his former partner imprisoned within the confines of his wooden dummy, Hugo. His latest intended female victim is one of the most stunning women to ever grace this planet, the gorgeous Yvonne Romain. There have been a number of such movies made about ventriloquist dummies that come to life and kill, but DEVIL DOLL is one of the more unsettling ones I've seen. The only drawback is, the film is shot with far too many tight closeups, making the film feel claustrophobic and TV-like. There is a US version and a "Continental" version available. The US version is preferable because it contains a scene that is crucial to the story, while the Continental version omits this sequence in favor of showing some unrelated topless nudity. **1/2 out of ****
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- JoeKarlosi
- Feb 20, 2013
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- Budget
- £25,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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