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Directed by | Nathan H. Juran |
Produced by | William Alland |
Screenplay by | Jerry Sackheim |
Story by | Jerry Sackheim |
Starring |
Richard Greene Boris Karloff Stephen McNally Rita Corday Lon Chaney Jr. |
Music by | Joseph Gershenson |
Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
Edited by | Russel F. Schoengarth |
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Universal Pictures
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Black Castle is a 1952 American film noir thriller horror film directed by Nathan H. Juran starring Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Rita Corday and Lon Chaney Jr.. It was produced by William Alland, who would have better success two years later with Creature from the Black Lagoon. The film was made in the United States but premiered in Sweden.
Sir Ronald Burton (Greene), a British gentleman, investigates the disappearance of two of his friends at the Austrian estate of the sinister Count von Bruno (McNally). Bruno secretly seeks revenge against the leaders of a British force that set the natives against him in colonial Africa: Burton's missing friends are among Bruno's victims, and Burton is now also in the trap. Burton plans to escape with Bruno's abused Countess, but the Count's henchmen bar the way.
The Black Castle currently holds a three star rating (6.4/10) on IMDb.
This film, along with Night Key, Tower of London, The Climax and The Strange Door, was released on DVD in 2006 by Universal Studios as part of The Boris Karloff Collection.