My Blood Runs Cold

1965Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved

DramaMysteryThriller

⭐ 5.5

IMDB Rating

378 votes

Disturbed young man meets a girl he believes to be a long-dead ancestor.

Director

William Conrad

Writers

John Mantley, John Meredyth Lucas

Stars

Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton, Barry Sullivan

Release Date

March 24, 1965

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Troy Donahue

as Ben Gunther

Joey Heatherton

as Julie Merriday

Barry Sullivan

as Julian Merriday

Nicolas Coster

as Harry Lindsay

Jeanette Nolan

as Aunt Sarah

Russell Thorson

as Sheriff

Ben Wright

as Lansbury

Shirley Mitchell

as Mrs. Courtland

Howard McNear

as Henry

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Howard Wendell

as Mayor

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Monterey Peninsula, California, USA

Production

Warner Bros., William Conrad Productions

🏷️ Keywords

miniature portraitman carries a womanwoman wears a negligeewoman wears a one piece swimsuitshoulder wound

🎯 Categories

DramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Bizarre character study

by jordondave-28085 • 2023-09-11

6/10

"(1965) My Blood Runs Cold PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA/ THRILLER Produced and directed by William Conrad, that has wealthy socialite of a lawyer's firm's daughter, Julie Merriday (Joey Heatherton) meets unknown sailor, Ben Gunther (Troy Donahue) who claims he is to be a reincarnation of her long lost boyfriend of over a 100 years, with the only physical proof is the locket he hangs around his neck, with a picture that resembles her. Something can be made from this which I thought was quite stylish and unique that is a character study, or a mystery-like scenario that is similar to what one c..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of two B&W Neo Noir thrillers directed by William Conrad (and featuring a plot involving someone's possible psychosis) in 1965. The other was "Two on a Guillotine".