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The Black Castle

The Black Castle
★ 6.4/10•1952•1h 22m•Mystery•Horror

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

Englishman Sir Ronald Burton enters the castle of Austrian nobleman Count von Bruno, complete with torture chamber and moat, while investigating the disappearance of two friends.

Nathan Juran · Director

Jerry Sackheim · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 31, 1952

Actors

Richard Greene

Richard Greene

Sir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Meissen

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Count Karl von Bruno

Rita Corday

Rita Corday

Countess Elga von Bruno

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Gargon

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Count Steiken

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Count Ernst von Melcher

Nancy Valentine

Nancy Valentine

Therese von Wilk

Tudor Owen

Tudor Owen

Romley

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Fender

Otto Waldis

Otto Waldis

Innkeeper Krantz

Roy Engel

Roy Engel

Burgher

Leslie Denison

Sir David Layton (uncredited)

Bernard Szold

Koppich (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Hunter (uncredited)

Forrest Burns

Guard (uncredited)

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