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Music director
  
Douglas Gamley

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Director
  
Terence Fisher

Produced by
  
Robert L. Lippert

Country
  
United Kingdom

Release date
  
1963

Cast
  
Pat Boone
,
Andree Melly
,
Dennis Price
,
Erica Rogers
,
Valentine Dyall

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The horror of it all


The Horror of It All is a 1963 American horror comedy film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Pat Boone and Erica Rogers.

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The horror of it all 1963 english with spanish subs


Plot

American encyclopedia salesman Jack Robinson arrives at a dilapidated mansion in the English countryside belonging to the Marley family. Robinson has fallen in love with Cynthia and wants to ask permission to marry her.

Cynthia's family include: her uncle Percival, an inventor; her cousin Natalia, a macabre, vampire-like creature; Cornwallis, a hammy ex-actor; her uncle Reginald; Grandfather, who lies bedridden upstairs; and cousin Muldoon, who is kept locked up in the fear that he will harm someone.

A cousin of Cynthia has just died and Conrwallis dies after drinking a toast. Jack wants to get the police but they are 20 miles away and the family have no car (Jack's has broken down).

Several attempts are made on Jack's life. He learns that the family fortune consists of one million dollars and one of the Marleys intends to end up with all of it. Later grandpa is killed.

Jack and Cynthia make a dash for freedom and Cynthia reveals that she is the murderer. She conks out Jack.

In hospital, Jack discovered that Cynthia made up the confession to protect him - the real killer is Cornwallis, who was pretending to be dead.

Cast

  • Pat Boone as John Robinson
  • Erica Rogers as Cynthia Marley
  • Dennis Price as Cornwallis Marley
  • Andree Melly as Natalie Marley
  • Valentine Dyall as Reginald Marley
  • Archie Duncan as Muldoon Marley
  • Erik Chitty as Grandpa Marley
  • Jack Bligh as Percival Marley
  • Oswald Laurence as Doctor
  • Production

    The film was made in Shepperton Studios.

    Reception

    The Los Angeles Times thought Terence Fisher "had the right idea playing the silly plot for laughs but his snail's pace spoils the show. He kills much of the humour by holding a scene after he's made his point."

    References

    The Horror of It All Wikipedia