

95 minutes
12/26/1962
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.

Keir Dullea
as David Clemens

Janet Margolin
as Lisa Brandt

Howard Da Silva
as Dr. Swinford

Neva Patterson
as Mrs. Clemens

Clifton James
as John
Richard McMurray
as Mr. Stewart Clemens
Nancy Nutter
as Maureen
Mathew Anden
as Simon

Jaime Sánchez
as Carlos
Coni Hudak
as Kate

Karen Lynn Gorney
as Josette
Janet Lee Parker
as Sandra

Frank Perry
as Newsdealer (uncredited)