Kitten with a Whip (1964)
November 4, 1964Release Date
Kitten with a Whip (1964)
November 4, 1964Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Ann-Margret
Jody
John Forsythe
David
Peter Brown
Ron
Patricia Barry
Vera
Richard Anderson
Grant
Douglas Heyes
Director
Skip Ward
Buck Vogel (as James Ward)
Diane Sayer
Midge
H. William Miller
Writer
Harry Keller
Producer
Ann Doran
Mavis Varden
Joseph F. Biroc
Cinematographer
Patrick Whyte
Phillip Varden
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Audrey Dalton
Virginia Stratton
Leo Gordon
Enders
Patricia Tiara
Strip Tease Dancer (Uncredited)
Nora Marlowe
Matron
Frances Robinson
Martha
Maxine Stuart
Peggy
Mildred von Hollen
Saleslady
Jerry Dunphy
Newscaster
Doodles Weaver
Salty Sam
Hal Hopper
Chauffeur
Eumenio Blanco
Show Spectator (Uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Mexican Doctor (Uncredited)
Ralph Gambina
Pedestrian (Uncredited)
Daniel Nunez
Vendor (Uncredited)
Henry Mancini
Additional Music
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Malcolm Brown
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Burton Miller
Costume Design
David Winters
Choreographer
Frank Skinner
Additional Music
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Hans J. Salter
Additional Music
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
William Loose
Additional Music
Herman Stein
Additional Music
Edward Muhl
Production Manager
Terry Morse Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Carl W. Stalling
Additional Music
Bucky Rous
Wardrobe Designer
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Robert Busch
Dialogue Coach
Robert M. Anderson
Leadman
Wendell Franklin
Assistant Director
Jean Austin
Hairstylist
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Terence Nelson
Assistant Director
Mel Traxel
Still Photographer
Richard Tim Vanik
Assistant Camera
Frank H. Wilkinson
Sound
Charles Spurgeon
Special Effects
Luanna S. Poole
Script Supervisor
James T. Porter
Sound
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Viola Thompson
Wardrobe Designer
Dorothy Parkinson
Makeup Artist
Andrew J. McIntyre
Camera Operator
John Muchmore
Sound
Arthur Gerstle
Assistant Camera
Dudley Holmes
Props
Jack Mitchell
Hairstylist
Charles Thomas
Props
Chic Borland
Sound
Butch Harmon
Gaffer
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Wiki.
Kitten with a Whip is a 1964 American crime drama film directed by Douglas Heyes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Whit Masterson, a pseudonym for writers Robert Allison “Bob” Wade and H. Bill Miller, who also wrote the novel on which the film is based under the name Wade Miller. The film stars John Forsythe, Ann-Margret, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry and Richard Anderson.
The film was made to publicize Ann-Margret as a serious actress. Her previous films, Viva Las Vegas and Bye Bye Birdie, were of the musical genre and did little to highlight her dramatic skills. Her management signed her to several different films at this time, each with a top Hollywood studio, and she was not consulted on the projects they had chosen for her. In interviews, Ann-Margret made the best of the situation, claiming she was hoping to distance herself from her "new Marilyn Monroe" image.
Decades later, the film would be selected for riffing in a 1994 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Kevin Killian's 2008 book of poetry Action Kylie features "Kitten with a Whip", a poem inspired by the film and featuring its two main characters.