The Black Castle
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| Directed by | Nathan H. Juran |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Written by | Jerry Sackheim |
| Starring | Richard Greene Stephen McNally |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Editing by | Russel F. Schoengarth |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  December 15, 1952 December 25, 1952 |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Language | English |
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The Black Castle is a mystery film, released by Universal Pictures in 1952. It was produced by William Alland, who would have better success two years later with Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Richard Greene stars as an English gentleman investigating the disappearance of two friends at the Austrian estate of the sinister Count von Bruno (McNally). Von Bruno secretly seeks revenge against British travellers for his own failures in colonial Africa: Burton's missing friends are among his victims, and Burton is now also in the trap. Burton plans to escape with von Bruno's abused Countess, but the Count's henchmen bar the way.
The cast featured two of Universal's major stars in minor roles: Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr. The film was made in the United States but premiered in Sweden.
[edit] Cast
- Stephen McNally - Count Carl von Bruno
- Richard Greene - Sir Ronald Burton
- Rita Corday - Countess Elga von Bruno
- John Hoyt - Count Steiken
- Michael Pate - Count Ernst von Melcher
- Boris Karloff - Dr. Meissen
- Lon Chaney, Jr. -Gargon
- Nancy Valentine - Therese von Wilk
- Tudor Owen - Romley
- Henry Corden - Fender
- Otto Waldis - Krantz the Innkeeper
