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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   118 votes
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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Theo Durrant (novel)
Robb White (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
October 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
The greatest showmanship in a decade... backed by a sensational ticket-selling campaign... from ALLIED ARTISTS more
Plot:
A doctor's daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her. full summary | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
William Castle Film Collection Comes To DVD October 20th!
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"...means Horror!" more (8 total)

Cast

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William Prince ... Doctor Rodney Barrett
Jim Backus ... Jim Tyloe
Christine White ... Nancy Wetherby

Jacqueline Scott ... Polly Baron
Susan Morrow ... Sylvia Stevenson
Philip Tonge ... Jode Wetherby
Jonathan Kidd ... Ed Quigley
Dorothy Morris ... Alice Barrett
Howard Hoffman ... Hummel
Ellen Corby ... Miss Kushins
Linda Guderman ... Marge
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Additional Details

Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During its initial theatrical release, attendees were given a small badge that said, "I'm no chicken. I saw Macabre." more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Serial Mom (1994) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
"...means Horror!", 10 August 2000
7/10
Author: laffinsal from California

William Castle's first excursion into the horror genre is not really scary at all. It's a mild murder mystery about several dislikable characters, one of them presumably having committed a grizzly crime. It gets bogged down midway with some flashback sequences which really don't help the narrative THAT much. The performances are well acted and the film manages to keep a decent level of intrigue and curiosity throughout. It's also unusual to see Jim Backus in a rather unlikable role. However, being advertised as a "horror" film, it fails to provide enough ample shocks to please in that department and it lacks some of the chills and humorous touches of Castle's later work. Still, it's worth a look as the first of the William Castle "gimmick" films.

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