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Title: Just Awful
Review: Back when Joan Crawford and Bette Davis were the "Queens of Horror" in the 1960's, both made some hideously bad choices. "Strait Jacket" is a prime example of this. Crawford plays Lucy Harbin, looking ridiculous in a black wig, annoying jangly jewelry, and skimpy dress, who comes home to find her husband in bed with another woman. Grabbing a conveniently available axe, she hacks them to death and goes to the Nut House for 20 years, only to be released to the care of her daughter (Diane Baker), who just as conveniently witnessed the killings as a little girl. When some new axe murders start happening, Lucy is suspected, but the true culprit is..well..guess who ? The axe murder scene is hilarious and is the high point of the film - rivaled only by Joan's shameless aggression towards her future son-in-law, while guzzling booze. There are'nt enough of these moments, however, to make this film work even as camp.
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