Experiment in Terror

"Terror... Tension... Almost More Than The Heart Can Bear"

Jun 9 1962 Approved 2h 3m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Plot

When the bank clerk Kelly Sherwood arrives home after hours, she is intimidated by a stranger that knows her routine habit. He threatens Kelly and her sister Toby to force her to heist $100,000 from her bank; otherwise he will kill her. Kelly does not see his face but notes he is asthmatic. Kelly succeeds to lure the criminal and contacts the FBI agent John 'Rip' Ripley that advises Kelly how to behave and assigns a group of agents to keep Kelly and Toby under surveillance. But when Toby is abducted by the stranger, Kelly tries to stay calm to help the FBI to catch the criminal.

Written by

Gordon Gordon, Mildred Gordon

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Geoffrey-Kate Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
7,336
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA