The Sinister Urge
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
Kenne Duncan
James Moore
Jean Fontaine
Carl Anthony
Dino Fantini
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Police Lieut. Matt Carson and his assistant Sgt. Randy Stone are searching for the murderer of three pornography models. The officers link the crimes to a syndicate that produces and sells sex films directed by Johnny Ryde and financed by Gloria Henderson. Dirk Williams sees explicit photographs of Mary Smith, an innocent young woman, who was manipulated by Ryde to pose. Seeing the photographs, Williams loses control and, upon finding Mary in the park, rapes and murders her. The police officers track down the murderer and smash the smut racket.
Director
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
Cast
Kenne Duncan
James Moore
Jean Fontaine
Carl Anthony
Dino Fantini
Jeanne Willardson
Harry Keatan
Reed Howes
Harvey Dunne
Kenneth Willardson
Vic Mcgee
Judy Berares
Vonnie Starr
Oma Soffian
Toni Costello
Kathy Randall
Sylvia Marenco
April Lynn
Fred Mason
Jean Baree
Clayton Peca
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Are gangster and horror films all you produce?- Mary Smith
Those are made by friends of mine. I think you'll find my type of picture entirely different.- Johnny Ryde
Trivia
There are posters for three other films by director Edward D. Wood, Jr. in Johnny Ride's office: Jail Bait (1954), _Bride of the Monster (1956)_ , and Violent Years, The (1956).
Ironically, this "pornography expose" was Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s last legitimate film before delving into softcore pornography himself.
The Pizza Joint sequences were shot in 1956 for the unfinished film Rock and Roll Hell.
Notes
Also known as The Young and Immoral.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1960
Began shooting July 15, 1960.
Released in United States 1960
Thhis was Wood's last film until "Necromancy".
