Norah Drain (Juliet Prowse, G.I. Blues), a Manhattan disco hostess, finds herself the victim of a stalker and obscene phone caller. NYPD Lieutenant Dave Madden (Jan Murray, Fear City) overhears her complaints at the precinct and takes a personal interest in Drain’s case, finding himself drawn not only to Drain but the sordid desires of the Times Square sex district. As Drain begins to question the intentions of Madden, a sullen busboy at her workplace (Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause) reveals himself as her stalker, putting her in a fight for her life on the streets of New York City.
Directed by noted television and Broadway producer Joseph Cates and co-written by The Doom Patrol and Guardians of the Galaxy co-creator Arnold Drake, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? is a relentlessly tawdry time capsule of mid-60s Times Square, evocatively shot on location, in stark black and white, by Joseph C. Brun (Edge of the City). Peerlessly ahead of its time for 1965, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? was censored shortly after its original theatrical release and has since only been available on video in its edited version. Cinématographe is proud to present the world blu-ray and 4K UHD debut of Joseph Cates’s seminal New York City thriller in its completely uncensored theatrical release version, adding back several minutes of never-on-video material, newly restored from original 35mm negative materials.
directed by: Joseph Cates
starring: Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch, Bruce Glover
1965 / 94 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Additional info:
- 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
- New audio commentary with film historians Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd
- The Murder of Innocence - a video essay by Chris O'Neill
- Who Filmed Times Square - a featurette on the New York City locations of Who Killed Teddy Bear?
- Gallery of archival press clippings
- New text essays by film historian John Charles and film critic Kyle Turner
- English SDH subtitles
