William Castle Part 2: The Later Years (1959-1977) | Episode 13

11/08/22 • 77 min

Charlotte and Adam dive deep into the gimmick years of William Castle. They explore his biggest triumph, and most people have no clue that he was even involved. They even take a quick peek at his final film as director, the uniquely bizarre Shanks. Adam even has a few fun stories about his final film as producer, Bug.

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Perf Damage - William Castle Part 2: The Later Years (1959-1977) | Episode 13

Transcript

William Castle Pt. 2

Adam: All right. Welcome

Charlotte: back for part two of William Castle. All Things William Castle. Well, half the

Adam: things. This is the

Charlotte: gimmicky years. The gimmicky years. And the latter years. After the gimmicks are done, yeah. So if you haven't listened to the first part of this two-parter, there's William Castle.

Charlotte: The early year