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A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Julie Crosthwaite
- Ellen Mason
- (as Julie Crosthwait)
Luana Anders
- Catherine Medina (Clip from 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
- (archive footage)
John Dierkes
- West (Clip from 'The Haunted Palace')
- (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
- Clip from 'The Raven'
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaThe title credits include special participation by Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. Both men were deceased, having died in the late 60s. However, they appear in clips from real films they acted in with Vincent Price: Rathbone in Tales of Terror (1962) and Karloff in The Raven (1963).
- GoofsJulia's dead body is breathing heavily after Paul Toombes discovers her.
- Quotes
Paul Toombes: Miss Peters, as they say in horror movies, you will come to a bad end.
- Crazy credits"With special participation by Boris Karloff (and) Basil Rathbone." At time of film''s release in 1974, both actors had been been dead five and seven years respectively, and their "special participation" was limited to appearance in clips from old films in which they'd appeared with Vincent Price.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)
- SoundtracksWhen Day Is Done
Performed by Vincent Price
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Good cheesy fun
After a mental breakdown following the murder of his bride to be, famed horror actor Paul Toombes (Vincent Price) is persuaded to return to the Dr Death role that made him famous. He is persuaded by a writer friend of his Herbert Flay (Peter Cushing) who is also the scriptwriter of all the Dr Death movies. Soon Toombes finds his mind is again being tested as the series of mysterious deaths that plagued him before, returns. The police soon suspect Toombes of the crimes, but who is the mysterious masked and caped killer that is disrupting filming? Lots of campy and cheesy fun with some horror greats, there's actually some nice visuals too that I hadn't remembered from previous viewings. Not price's best but still good fun.
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- Also known as
- Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death
- Filming locations
- Pyrford Place, West Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK(Herbert Flay's house)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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