Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)

Directed by

Boris Petroff

Genre

crime, thriller, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man turns to crime and violence after his brother is executed for murder. The police and a romantic interest try to stop his escalating rampage.

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What happens

Anatomy of a Psycho is a 1961 American crime thriller film directed by Boris Petroff (as Brooke L. Peters). Ed Wood reportedly contributed to Jane Mann's screenplay as Larry Lee. Ronnie Burns, adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen, plays the romantic lead. The film was shot at the Alexander Film Company studios in Colorado Springs in 1959. It was the only feature film produced by the company. The film had the working title of Young Scarface; by the time film the film received a distributor it was retitled to exploit Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Psycho (1960). Co-screenwriter Don Devlin who played Moe was the father of producer Dean Devlin, Jane Mann was the wife of Boris Petroff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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