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MysteryHorror

The Black Castle

- 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.

Release Date : 1952-11-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International PicturesUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Greene

Character Name : Sir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett

Original Name : Richard Greene

Gender : Male

Boris Karloff

Character Name : Dr. Meissen

Original Name : Boris Karloff

Gender : Male

Stephen McNally

Character Name : Count Karl von Bruno

Original Name : Stephen McNally

Gender : Male

Rita Corday

Character Name : Countess Elga von Bruno

Original Name : Rita Corday

Gender : Female

Lon Chaney Jr.

Character Name : Gargon

Original Name : Lon Chaney Jr.

Gender : Male

John Hoyt

Character Name : Count Steiken

Original Name : John Hoyt

Gender : Male

Michael Pate

Character Name : Count Ernst von Melcher

Original Name : Michael Pate

Gender : Male

Nancy Valentine

Character Name : Therese von Wilk

Original Name : Nancy Valentine

Gender : Female

Tudor Owen

Character Name : Romley

Original Name : Tudor Owen

Gender : Male

Henry Corden

Character Name : Fender

Original Name : Henry Corden

Gender : Male

Otto Waldis

Character Name : Innkeeper Krantz

Original Name : Otto Waldis

Gender : Male

Roy Engel

Character Name : Burgher

Original Name : Roy Engel

Gender : Male

Leslie Denison

Character Name : Sir David Layton (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Denison

Gender : Male

Bernard Szold

Character Name : Koppich (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard Szold

Gender : Male

Jack Perrin

Character Name : Hunter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Forrest Burns

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Forrest Burns

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

John Roy

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Victor Romito

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Romito

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

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.