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Release dateDecember 15, 1952 (1952-12-15) (Sweden)
December 25, 1952 (1952-12-25) (United States) Film seriesUniversal horror Film Series CastBoris Karloff, Lon Chaney - Jr, Richard Greene, Rita Corday, Stephen McNally Similar moviesUniversal horror movies
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The Black Castle is a 1952 American film noir thriller horror film directed by Nathan H. Juran starring Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Rita Corday and Lon Chaney Jr.. It was produced by William Alland, who would have better success two years later with Creature from the Black Lagoon. The film was made in the United States but premiered in Sweden.
Sir Ronald Burton (Greene), a British gentleman, investigates the disappearance of two of his friends at the Austrian estate of the sinister Count von Bruno (McNally). Bruno secretly seeks revenge against the leaders of a British force that set the natives against him in colonial Africa: Burton's missing friends are among Bruno's victims, and Burton is now also in the trap. Burton plans to escape with Bruno's abused Countess, but the Count's henchmen bar the way.
Cast
Richard Greene as Sir Ronald Burton, alias Richard Beckett
Boris Karloff as Dr. Meissen
Stephen McNally as Count Carl von Bruno
Rita Corday as Countess Elga von Bruno (as Paula Corday)
Lon Chaney Jr. as Gargon
John Hoyt as Count Steiken
Michael Pate as Count Ernst von Melcher
Nancy Valentine - Therese von Wilk
Tudor Owen as Romley
Henry Corden as Fender
Otto Waldis as Krantz the Innkeeper
Reception
The Black Castle currently holds a three star rating (6.4/10) on IMDb.
Home media release
This film, along with Night Key, Tower of London, The Climax and The Strange Door, was released on DVD in 2006 by Universal Studios as part of The Boris Karloff Collection.