{"id":2379,"date":"2007-02-28T19:27:30","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T02:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:53:54","slug":"who-killed-teddy-bear-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Norah, don&#8217;t you see? I&#8217;m with you everywhere.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA disturbed busboy (Sal Mineo) makes anonymous phone calls to his d.j. co-worker Norah (Juliet Prowse); meanwhile, Norah&#8217;s case is investigated by an eager police detective (Jan Murray) who specializes in sexual perverts.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Sal Mineo<\/li>\n<li>Peeping Toms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJoseph Cates&#8217; atmospheric b&#038;w stalker film features fine performances (especially by toothy dancer Juliet Prowse); smart dialogue; and a creepy turn by Sal Mineo as the troubled young man whose traumatic childhood &#8212; in typical mid-century Freudian cine-analysis (see <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2366\"><em>The Mark<\/em>, 1961<\/a>) &#8212; has led to his frightening sexual disturbances. Framed as a film about desire, every character except Norah is depicted as wanting something from someone else: Detective Madden hopes to use Norah to find her stalker (as well as every stalker in town) in retribution for his wife&#8217;s rape and murder years earlier; Norah&#8217;s boss (Elaine Stritch) wants to comfort her in a more-than-maternal fashion; Mineo&#8217;s brain-damaged younger sister wants him to take care of and play with her; and Mineo, of course, wants Norah&#8217;s body. There ultimately isn&#8217;t much new in this tale of sexual obsession, but Prowse makes us care about her fiercely independent character, and we watch with concern to see what will happen to her next.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juliet Prowse as Norah<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Prowse.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Cinematography.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jan Murray as the obsessed detective determined to nab Norah&#8217;s predator<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Murray.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elaine Stritch as Norah&#8217;s sympathetic &#8212; perhaps <em>too<\/em> sympathetic &#8212; boss<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-Stritch.png 1849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of New York City locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-1536x841.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Who-Killed-Teddy-Bear-NY3.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smart dialogue <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While this is an atmospheric, well-acted thriller, <em>Who Killed Teddy Bear<\/em> is ultimately not must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0059909\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/1996\/06\/07\/DD30910.DTL\">San Francisco Chronicle Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoestring.org\/mmi_revs\/teddybear.html\">Movie Magazine International Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/who-killed-teddy-bear\/review\/126981\/\">TV Guide Review (Spoiler Alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Norah, don&#8217;t you see? I&#8217;m with you everywhere.&#8221; Synopsis: A disturbed busboy (Sal Mineo) makes anonymous phone calls to his d.j. co-worker Norah (Juliet Prowse); meanwhile, Norah&#8217;s case is investigated by an eager police detective (Jan Murray) who specializes in sexual perverts. Genres: Detectives and Private Eyes Obsessive Love Sal Mineo Peeping Toms Review: Joseph Cates&#8217; atmospheric b&#038;w stalker film features fine performances (especially by toothy dancer Juliet Prowse); smart dialogue; and a creepy turn by Sal Mineo as the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2379\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2379"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66140,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379\/revisions\/66140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}