Strait-Jacket

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

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  • Strait-Jacket -- Cheap horror show in which an axe-murderer (Joan Crawford) is released after 20 years in an asylum to live with her daughter (Diane Baker) but soon after she arrives, there are some more axe victims. Written by Robert Bloch and directed by William Castle, the result is highly manipulative in creating an eerie atmosphere and sense of dread that is undercut by a contrived, unsatisfying resolution. Much menace and some special effects violence. (A-III) (br) ( 1964 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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