The Strangler

IMDb link: 0058622
IMDb rating: 6.6 (1,439 votes)
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: Burt Topper
Cast: Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison and others

Release date: 1 Apr 1964
Release year: 1964
Runtime: 89 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: dead woman, psychotronic film, strangler, psychological thriller, male pervert, police detective, serial murder of women, toy doll, strangled with a nylon stocking, dysfunctional mother son relationship

Plot:

Leo Kroll, a lab technician in a large unnamed city, is responsible for the strangulation murders of several young nurses. He feels that in some twisted way, he is getting back at his overbearing shrew of a mother. Leo also kills the nurse who is taking care of his mother in the rest home she is staying at. As a result, Mrs. Kroll dies from a heart attack. He also kills an arcade worker who he feels can identify him.

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