The Boston Strangler (film) The Boston Strangler (film) The Boston Strangler is a 1968 American neo-noir film loosely based on the true story of the Boston Strangler and the book by Gerold Frank. It was directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Tony Curtis as Albert DeSalvo, the strangler, and Henry Fonda as John S. Bottomly, the chief detective who came to fame for obtaining DeSalvo's confession. Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance. The cast also featured George Kennedy and the film debut of Sally Kellerman. After three murders of elderly women, with all victims being strangled and penetrated with
The Haunted Strangler film was shot in Walton Studios in Surrey. Karloff was paid $27,500 for four weeks, with an option to make a second film for Amalgamated. Executive producer Richard Gordon and interviewer Tom Weaver talk about the making of "The Haunted Strangler" on the audio commentary of the Criterion DVD, available as part of the 2007 set "Monsters and Madmen". According to MGM records this film and "Fiend Without a Face" together earned $350,000 in the US and Canada and $300,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit to the studio of $160,000. The Haunted Strangler The Haunted Strangler (also known as Grip