Strait-Jacket

Jan 19, 1964

1h 33m

★ 6.5

WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders!

Overview

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

William Castle Productions

Columbia Pictures

Strait-Jacket Trailers

Cast

Lucy Harbin

Joan Crawford

Carol Harbin

Diane Baker

Bill Cutler

Leif Erickson

Raymond Fields

Howard St. John

Michael Fields

John Anthony Hayes

Emily Cutler

Rochelle Hudson

Leo Krause

George Kennedy

Mrs. Fields

Edith Atwater

Dr. Anderson

Mitchell Cox

Frank Harbin (uncredited)

Lee Majors

Stella Fulton (uncredited)

Patricia Crest

Carol Harbin - Age 3 (uncredited)

Vicki Cos

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