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6.4/10 • 39

1952-11-201h 22m

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Terror Stalks Its Turreted Battlements... and Horror Crawls the Catacombs Beneath!

A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.

Directors
Nathan Juran
Editors
Russell F. Schoengarth

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  1. Richard Greene

    Richard Greene

    Sir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett

  2. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Dr. Meissen

  3. Stephen McNally

    Stephen McNally

    Count Karl von Bruno

  4. Rita Corday

    Rita Corday

    Countess Elga von Bruno

  5. Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    Gargon

  6. John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

    Count Steiken

  7. Michael Pate

    Michael Pate

    Count Ernst von Melcher

  8. Nancy Valentine

    Nancy Valentine

    Therese von Wilk

  9. Tudor Owen

    Tudor Owen

    Romley

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CinemaSerf

Sep 9, 2022

6/10

Richard Greene is "Richard Beckett" who arrives at the aptly named castle of eye-patch wearing Austrian count "von Bruno" (a suitably hammy Stephen McNally) to find out what has happened to two of his friends who have gone missing. Once there, he finds himself involved in some intrigues with his host - and his glamorous wife "Elga" (Rita Corday) that pits the two in a battle of wits and for survival. Lon Chaney Jr. features as the count's rather dim-witted henchman "Gargon" and there a few scene-stealing appearances from Boris Karloff as "Dr. Meissen", the well meaning castle physician. Don't expect a horror film, aside from a pool full of hungry of alligators and some medieval instruments of torture, there isn't any - this is just a straight historical drama/romance that pitches good against evil with some sword fighting, good old fashioned treachery and a damsel, frequently, in distress. It isn't Nathan Juran's best - but it's a perfectly competent little adventure yarn to while away 80 minutes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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