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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 390760" data-attributes="member: 7">I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965) is more polished than STRAIT-JACKET (1964) -- well, in terms of its cinematography at least -- but I actually like it less than STRAIT-JACKET. Both movies are sloppy and leave a lot to be desired. The cinematography, for one, on STRAIT-JACKET just isn&#039;t appealing. Had Castle made it more visually artistic, it might&#039;ve made some of the other shortcomings easier to override in one&#039;s mind. STRAIT-JACKET really should be one of the crown jewels of the &quot;grande dame guignol&quot; movies, but it turns out being one of the most frustrating. I wonder how the movie would&#039;ve been had Joan Blondell been able to star as originally planned? Somehow I think Castle would&#039;ve tried to infuse more comedy had she not gotten injured and stayed involved. Imagine if someone like Hitchcock or Robert Aldrich would&#039;ve directed STRAIT-JACKET or even THE NIGHT WALKER (another Castle film intended for Crawford, whose role ultimately went to her pal Barbara Stanwyck). These movies would&#039;ve been so much better had someone more skilled been behind the camera, but Hitchcock had already made his cheap, B&amp;W shocker with PSYCHO (1960) and Aldrich had already given use BABY JANE and CHARLOTTE.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 390760, member: 7"] I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965) is more polished than STRAIT-JACKET (1964) -- well, in terms of its cinematography at least -- but I actually like it less than STRAIT-JACKET. Both movies are sloppy and leave a lot to be desired. The cinematography, for one, on STRAIT-JACKET just isn't appealing. Had Castle made it more visually artistic, it might've made some of the other shortcomings easier to override in one's mind. STRAIT-JACKET really should be one of the crown jewels of the "grande dame guignol" movies, but it turns out being one of the most frustrating. I wonder how the movie would've been had Joan Blondell been able to star as originally planned? Somehow I think Castle would've tried to infuse more comedy had she not gotten injured and stayed involved. Imagine if someone like Hitchcock or Robert Aldrich would've directed STRAIT-JACKET or even THE NIGHT WALKER (another Castle film intended for Crawford, whose role ultimately went to her pal Barbara Stanwyck). These movies would've been so much better had someone more skilled been behind the camera, but Hitchcock had already made his cheap, B&W shocker with PSYCHO (1960) and Aldrich had already given use BABY JANE and CHARLOTTE. [/QUOTE]

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