Who Killed Teddy Bear?

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Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)

15 09/01/1965 (US) Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 34m

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Why with everybody else - why with every slob ... and not with me?

Overview

A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats...

Arnold Drake

Screenplay, Story
Joseph Cates

Director
Leon Tokatyan

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Sal Mineo

Lawrence Sherman
Juliet Prowse

Norah Dain
Jan Murray

Lt. Dave Madden
Elaine Stritch

Marian Freeman
Margot Bennett

Edie Sherman
Daniel J. Travanti

Carlo (as Dan Travanty)
Diana Moore

Pam Madden
Frank Campanella

Police Captain
Bruce Glover

Frank
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A review by Cinema_Snobb

80%

Written by Cinema_Snobb on March 18, 2024

A very bold movie for 1965 that has today become a cult classic. Like a lot of these social films they are dated, but to me that is part of what makes them often times great. If I watch a film made in 1965, I want it to reflect the time it was made, not today.

"Who Killed Teddy Bear" was one of the first U.S. films to be at the head of the new, changing cinema values of the 1960's. The subject matter was difficult for mainstream audiences. Rape, incest, lesbianism, sexual addiction were just some of the topics touched on in the picture directed by Joseph Cates.

A young waitress (Juliet... read the rest.

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