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Screen legends Charles Laughton (Witness for the Prosecution) and Boris Karloff (Black Sabbath) haunt the dungeons of a medieval château in this horrific adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) story. Laughton, the Sire de Maletroit, is an evil French nobleman, so obsessed with hatred of his own brother (Paul Cavanagh, A Bill of Divorcement) that he imprisons him in the castle dungeon. The Sire also tries to destroy the life of his brother’s daughter (Sally Forrest, Not Wanted) by forcing her to marry a rogue (Richard Stapley, The Girl from Rio), but his plans are upset when they fall in love. Aided by Voltan (Karloff), an abused servant, the lovers attempt to escape, but the Sire imprisons them in a cell with closing walls that may spell violent deaths for the young lovers. Directed by Joseph Pevney (Female on the Beach).
Original Release
06/21/1951
US Release
06/21/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Laughton | Sire Alain de Maletroit |
Boris Karloff | Voltan |
Sally Forrest | Blanche de Maletroit |
Richard Stapley | Denis de Beaulieu |
William Cottrell | Corbeau |
Alan Napier | Count Grassin |
Morgan Farley | Renville |
Paul Cavanagh | Edmond de Maletroit |
Michael Pate | Talon |
Mary Bayless | Wedding Guest |
Directors
Writers
Jerry Sackheim, Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Laughton | Sire Alain de Maletroit |
Boris Karloff | Voltan |
Sally Forrest | Blanche de Maletroit |
Richard Stapley | Denis de Beaulieu |
William Cottrell | Corbeau |
Alan Napier | Count Grassin |
Morgan Farley | Renville |
Paul Cavanagh | Edmond de Maletroit |
Michael Pate | Talon |
Mary Bayless | Wedding Guest |
George Bruggeman | Servant |
Forest Burns | Servant |
George Calliga | Wedding Guest |
Monique Chantal | Barmaid |
Jack Chefe | Townsman |
Harry Cording | Guard |
Herbert Evans | Clergyman |
Franklyn Farnum | Wedding Guest |
Joe Gilbert | Wedding Guest |
Marion Gray | Wedding Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ted Richmond | Producer |