I Saw What You Did
Directed by William Castle
Written by William P. McGivern from a novel by Ursula Curtiss
1965/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/my DVD collection
[box] Libby: I saw what you did, and I know who you are.[/box]
Nice little thriller about teenage crank callers but don’t come expecting a lot from Joan Crawford.
Kit Austin and Libby Mannering are bored high schoolers left at home alone. They use the opportunity to play pranks with the telephone. These start with trying to make trouble in marriages and then escalate into random “I saw what you did” calls. Unfortunately, they eventually zero in on a man (John Ireland) who just murdered his wife.
The rest of the movie focuses on the man’s efforts to eliminate the “witnesses”. Crawford plays the man’s lustful blackmailing neighbor.
I generally enjoy William Castle’s films and this was no exception. I had expected more high camp, a la Strait Jacket, but this is still a decent entertainment.
