The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962)
"Gritos en la noche" (original title)

Dr. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face. He is assisted by Morpho, a deformed ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Jesús Franco (story), Jesús Franco

Stars:

Conrado San Martín, Diana Lorys, Howard Vernon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Conrado San Martín	...	Inspector Tanner
Diana Lorys	...	Wanda Bronsky / Melissa
Howard Vernon	...	Dr. Orloff
Perla Cristal	...	Arne
María Silva	...	Dany (as Mary Silvers)
Ricardo Valle	...	Morpho Lodner
Mara Laso	...	Irma Gold
Venancio Muro	...	Jean Rousseau
Félix Dafauce	...	Inspector
Faustino Cornejo	...	Jeannot
Manuel Vázquez	...	Klein
Juan Antonio Riquelme
Fernando Montes	...	Malou (as Fernando C. Montes)
Elena María Tejeiro	...	Ursula Camila
Javier de Rivera

Storyline

Dr. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face. He is assisted by Morpho, a deformed monstrosity who delights in biting his victims. Orlof had better hurry, though -- a young police inspector and his ballerina girlfriend are onto his sadistic practices.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | daughter | police | police inspector | ballerina | 

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Taglines:

His Shrine Was the Face of Terror!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

2 December 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Awful Dr. Orloff

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 44,605 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hispamer Films, Leo Lax Production, Ydex Eurociné

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 86 min (banned)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Cameo (Jesus Franco): Man playing piano in bar.

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Connections

Featured in Eurotika!: Blood and Sand (1999)

User Reviews

surprisingly good

I'll admit I'm not a fan of director Jess Franco or his movies, but "The Awful Dr. Orloff" is an old-fashioned, black-and-white surprise. Orloff (Howard Vernon, of "Zombie Lake") and his bug-eyed henchman Morpho kidnap lovely damsels to use their skin in an attempt to reconstruct the scarred face of the doctor's daughter. Granted, the movie is long on talk, but the black-and-white photography creates a genuinely spooky atmosphere, and some of the Gothic images are worthy of Bergman. Franco does a good job of building a suspenseful third act, thereby redeeming the movie.

6/10