A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
Direction
Blake Edwards before Pink Panther—pure controlled dread.
Cinematography
San Francisco locations shot like a stalker's postcard collection.
Sound
That asthmatic breathing—still haunts answering machines.
Director
Blake Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The villain's wheezing was created by having actor Ross Martin breathe through a metal tube—no post-production effects.
This rare female-centered thriller was a deliberate pivot for Edwards after Breakfast at Tiffany's, proving he could do Hitchcock before parodying him.
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