The Sinister Urge (1960)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Writer:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

8 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Branded for Torture...A SMUT PICTURE!

Plot:

A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.

Plot Keywords:

Police | MST3K | Naive | Murder | Cult Favorite

Cast

Kenne Duncan	...	Lt. Matt Carson
Duke Moore	...	Sgt. Randy Stone (as James 'Duke' Moore)
Jean Fontaine	...	Gloria Henderson
Carl Anthony	...	Johnny Ryde
Dino Fantini	...	Dirk Williams
Jeanne Willardson	...	Mary Smith
Harvey B. Dunn	...	Mr. Romaine
Reed Howes	...	Police Inspector
Fred Mason	...	Officer Kline
Vic McGee	...	Syndicate man
Harry Keaton	...	Jaffe (as Harry Keatan)
Conrad Brooks	...	Connie

Also Known As:

Hellborn
The Young and the Immoral

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Headliner Productions

Trivia:

Shot for his friend Edward D. Wood Jr., this was the last feature film for Director of Photography William C. Thompson. The 70 year old Thompson was blind in one eye. His career had started in silent films.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In several shots in Lt. Carson's office, a microphone is clearly visible at the top of the frame as it moves back and forth to cover the actor's dialog.

Quotes:

[Mary sees Ed Wood posters on pornographer Johnny Ride's office wall.]
Mary Smith: Are gangster and horror films all you produce?
Johnny Ryde: Those are made by friends of mine. I think you'll find my type of picture entirely different.

Movie Connections:

References Bride of the Monster (1955)

Ed Wood: Not horrible, just incompetent

You know that when Mr. Wood made a film he did put all of his heart and soul in each one of the films (ok the ones I saw and the 50's films that most people see) The problem being is that he was completely incompetent as a director. You can't polish a turd and all of these films are turds. But he did try his best, in my opinion this is one of the best and funniest, with or without MST. A fairly static film, the only action happening with a fight scene. The rest of the film consist of all the actors explaining about the plot. Carl Anthony is the most static of this bunch. Kenne Duncan and Duke Moore, two of the laziest cops on the beat. Then the rest, Jaffe, Mr. Taxpayer, Dirk (a swell guy), Kline (KLINE!!!!!) and best of all: GLORIA. The scariest woman on the planet who's probably passed on by now of throat cancer, or squeezed to death by some of those outfits, likely from Mr. Woods own collection. Why this film is not on DVD like the rest of the Ed Wood collection I don't know. Somebody get out there and pester Wade Williams productions and get this on DVD too.