Ingaggiato originariamente dalla Colombia Pictures per il suo talento nella pubblicità, William Castle (1914 – 1977) è stato un influente produttore cinematografico e un grande innovatore nell'impiego di trucchi e stunt pubblicitari, oltre che un sagace regista di film di serie B come Mysterious Intruder (1946) e La casa dei fantasmi (1959). Ha prodotto fra gli altri The Lady from Shanghai (1947) e Rosemary’s Baby – Nastro rosso a New York (1968).
Originally hired by Columbia Pictures for his promotion talent, William Castle (1914 – 1977) was an influential producer, who pioneered the use of gimmicks and advertising stunts, and a competent director of B–movies like Mysterious Intruder (1946) and House on Haunted Hill (1959). As a producer, he also worked on The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Rosemary’s Baby (1968).
Filmografia
1974 Shanks
1968 Project X
1967 The Spirit Is Willing
1967 The Busy Body
1966 Let's Kill Uncle
1965 I Saw What You Did
1964 The Night Walker
1964 Strait-Jacket
1963 The Old Dark House
1963 13 Frightened Girls
1962 Zotz!
1961 Mr. Sardonicus
1961 Homicidal
1960 13 Ghosts
1959 The Tingler
1959 House on Haunted Hill
1958 Macabre
1956 Uranium Boom
1956 The Houston Story
1955 Duel on the Mississippi
1955 The Gun That Won the West
1955 New Orleans Uncensored
1955 The Americano
1954 Masterson of Kansas
1954 The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954 The Saracen Blade
1954 The Iron Glove
1954 Battle of Rogue River
1954 Charge of the Lancers
1954 Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1953 Drums of Tahiti
1953 Slaves of Babylon
1953 Conquest of Cochise
1953 Serpent of the Nile
1953 Fort Ti
1951 Cave of Outlaws
1951 Hollywood Story
1951 The Fat Man
1950 It's a Small World
1949 Undertow
1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon
1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1947 The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1946 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946 The Return of Rusty
1946 Mysterious Intruder
1946 Just Before Dawn
1945 Voice of the Whistler
1945 The Crime Doctor's Warning
1944 The Mark of the Whistler
1944 When Strangers Marry
1944 She's a Soldier Too
1944 The Whistler
1943 Klondike Kate
1943 The Chance of a Lifetime