In 1947 amid the many cinematic features of the time, appeared this highly underrated offering entitled, The Circus of Horrors. The plot was simple enough, a extremely talented, though noticeably unstable, plastic Surgeon is propelled into madness by his obsession to create the perfect face. Finding a drunken, destitute Circus owner (Donald Pleasence) with a disfigured child, Dr. Rossiter, superbly played by Anton Diffring, miraculous gives her a new face and together with his two murderous assistants,(Kenneth Griffen and Jane Hylton) set out to travel Europe, using the traveling circus as a front. During the circus's ten year run, numerous accidental deaths occur inviting the attention of the international police. Faced with possible capture and execution, Rossiter embarks on a final, murderous tour which he envisions will lead him to being honored as the greatest plastic surgeon of all time. Despite it's low budget and camp trailer, this film produced an international musical hit and a significant cult status. ****
Review of Circus of Horrors
