I Saw What You Did (Universal Pictures) (1965)

Believing that his wife ha murdered her and wants t the widow next door, expre: that they renew their ror chiller, “I Saw What You John trelan Joan Crawh Chiller, Saw John Ireland, a nice stars with Joan Crawfo drama, “I Saw What Yc It’s the virile actor’s fi of film and TV emoting ak and it’s a part which should the ranks of fans comprisin; “T Hate Ireland” Society. As in many of the roles \ have won him a large and he following, in “I Saw What Did!”’ Ireland plays a tense stable man easily triggere violence. When he gets an anony phone call and a mysterious says: “I know who you are — I saw what you did!” he frantically to learn who’s ca He does not know that he’ one of many victims of young girls who, left alone telephoning names at randon leaving dire messages. And how are the youngste know they’ve called a man has just murdered his wife? For movie-goers there are t breathless moments as Ire the killer, stalks his inn young victims. Off screen the soft-spoken teous actor bears no resemb to the smoldering heavy he’s trayed so often and so well. With his beauteous wife, former Daphne Cameron, Ire lives quietly in a comfor home overlooking the Pacif Santa Barbara, and, for the : part, paid for by its owner’s pensity for making film vill pay. Recently an inquiring repc asked him if, while creating roles, he “lived’”’ them 24 hou day. Pointing out that he is © happily married and that in “TI Saw What You Did!” he plays a wife-murderer, Ireland smiled: “Daphne warned me, after reading the script, that if I tried io bring this role home at night, it would probably kill her.” To Avoid Confusion Joan Called "Sam~ (Current) Some confusion developed on the set during filming of William Castle’s suspense drama, “I Saw What You Did!” when the cast headed by Joan Crawford was joined by actor John Crawford. Things worsened when they found that one of the set electricians was named Joe Crawford, so to avoid utter chaos they nicknamed the name-alikes: John Crawford plays a police officer, so they paged him by calling for “Fuzz.” Joe, the electrician, responded to ‘‘Kilowatt.” And Joan Crawford? It was her suggestion. When they wanted her they yelled for “Sam.” A Universal picture, “I Saw What You Did!” is screening at Chena ee Theatre. PUPEsO Wie ta the =< is. jee Theatre, has Joan Crawford catch Andi Garrett peeking in John Ireland’s window, and spin her roughly around by the shoulder. Andi is 17, and this is her first film role. During rehearsals she unwittingly telegraphed the upcoming action by leaning toward Joan just before being “‘surprised,”’ —until Joan drew producer-director Castle to one side and whispered: “Andi knows just when I’ll grab her, and unconsciously she tries to help by leaning to me. This time T’ll grab her before she expects it. And instead of her shoulder, I'll pull her hair.” They tried it, it worked perfectly, Andi’s yelp of surprise was genuine and afterwards. they congratulated her, explaining why they had slyly changed the action. Andi laughed. “I guess you know you really scared me,” she said, and added: “So that’s why you two were whispering in the corner.” Later, seeing Joan and Castle again talking quietly on the sidelines, Andi approached them wagging a warning finger. “No more secrets!” she said warily. CAPlAaLaALLVIL ULLGL 24209 wras.w sewn aver him and wants to renew their former affair. Libby calls again, flirtatiously says it’s “Suzette,” and when Steve urges her to meet him, Amy, who surreptitiously has been listening on an extension phone, becomes furious and starts to leave. Steve is still pleading with Suzette when Amy finds the bloody clothes of Steve’s wife, and the knife, and slips out and goes home. Curiosity overcoming caution, the girls look up Steve’s address and Libby drives them in her mother’s car for a peek at her “conquest.” Steve sees Libby at his window, gets a knife, but meanwhile Amy has caught Libby, berated her and, as the girls start to drive away, ripped the registration slip from the car. Showing Steve the slip, Amy reveals she knows the fate of Steve’s wife, and offers him marriage — or she’ll call the police. As he smilingly toasts their future, Steve stabs Amy. She falls lifeless. Now terror begins to mount as Steve, using the registration slip as a clue, starts to stalk and eliminate the “witnesses.” Page 3 night, Andi co-star. Garrett, Sharyl Locke and lves by playing ‘‘the telephone game” ind speaking the title of the William it You Did!’’, a Universal picture. Joan (Still No. 1959-10) tle Successfully wood Hoodoo In What You Did” \dvance) t axioms is blasted by producer s latest suspense drama, “I Saw | picture starring Joan Crawford 1S cult not to spoil little 9 year-old Sharyl Locke, already seasoned by three prior screen roles. Things didn’t go quite’ so smoothly with the animal actors, however. Silky, the tiny dog who appears prominently throughout the picture, was an able trouper despite periods of despondency which trainer Frank Weatherwax attributed to the fact that this was his first role away from his famous pal, ‘‘Lassie,”’ of the TV series. Gypsy, the shetland pony, had sporadic spells of whinnying loudly off-stage during a scene, a symptom his handler diagnosed as a protest at not having more to do in the picture. Carmen, the goat, turned in what might be considered an adequate performance, but she earned the disapproval of almost the entire company by one unprofessional episode. En route from set to class-room, little Sharyl stopped briefly to pet Carmen, left her script within goat’s reach, and came back for it just in time to see Carmen consume three pages of dialogue. Sharyl cried a little, sobbing: “She ate my very best scene!” ae cape ete CE ie 0°. Sane lial Saar May Change Careers (Current) Being Cinderellas can upset the best made plans. Until they were discovered by William Castle for roles in Universal’s “I Saw What You Dig? MOW a Csne: a see Theatre, Andi Garrett, 17, had planned to be an airline hostess; and Sarah Lane, 15, a social worker. Now both may make motion picture acting their careers. 9-Year-Old Actress Deflates Director (Advance) For Sharyl Locke, age 9, her role with Joan Crawford in William Castle’s suspense drama, “I Saw What You Did!”, a Universal picture which opens ~2...:2..-2.at {Aakers iste.) se eo Uae Theatre, is her fourth feature. She completed her third, with Cary Grant in “Father Goose,” just in time to report to producerdirector Castle, and soon after starting in “I Saw What You Did!”’ the child informed Castle: “This is even more fun than the last picture I did.” “Do you mean” the director asked in mock surprise, “that you’d rather work with me than that handsome Cary Grant?” “N-not exactly,” Sharyl told him, “but between scenes in this one I’ve got a dog, a pony and a goat to play with!” to his list of victims in the William Castle chiller, “I Saw What You Did!”, a Universal picture. (Still No. 1959-42 )