The major portion of guffeys career behind the camera was spent deglamorizing the hollywood film, a task that takes on mammoth proportions when one realizes that he was most active in the 1940s and 1950s. Sardonicus has the reputation of being spirits most farout album, it actually contains the most disciplined songwriting and playing of the original lineup, cutting back on some of the drifting and offering some of their more melodic tunes. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Gail mackenzie in the monster that challenged the world 1957, baroness maude sardonicus in william castles mr. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for director william castle. Zorba has died and left his mansion to his nephew cyrus and his family. See more ideas about horror films, horror movies and castle movie. Oct 28, 2003 guy rolfe was a very tall, lean actor with saturnine good looks who was on the way to becoming one of the screens major matinee idols when, shortly after making one of his finest films, the. Baggedboarded yes we combine shipping thanks for looking. William castle, king of the cinema gimmicks, gave theatre patrons a punishment poll card with which they were allowed to decide sardonicus s fate, even though only one ending was ever made. Ronald lewis stars as sir robert cargrave, a brilliant doctor who is at the top of his field in the early 20th century.
And although sardonicus is progressive and foward thinking, it never sounds dated or self indulgent, the lp is a true masterpiece. Each member of the audience was given a card with a glowinthedark thumb they could hold up or down to decide if mr. Burnett guffeys reputation and contributions to the art of cinematography rest not so much in what he did with the camera and lights, but in what he chose not to do. The list contains the best, new and most relevant baron movies ordered by relevance. May 27, 2007 trailer to the 1961 horror film, directed by william castle. Written and directed by curtis harrington, night tide is a moody, stylish blackandwhite mystery that makes excellent. Sardonicus doesnt rate as high as some of castles other films for the tingler, vibrating devices would be affixed to the bottom of a few of the theater seats and activated during certain thrilling sequences, as it involved patrons being given cards with a glow in the dark hand printed on them. See more ideas about horror movie posters, horror movies and horror. The story is a sort of combination of the story lines of nosferatu or dracula, the man who laughs and les yeux sans visage among others. A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead fathers grave causes sardonicus face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his afflictionwith even more grotesque results. Risus sardonicus medical definition merriamwebster.
Sardonicus 1961, premature burial 1962, xthe man with the xray eyes 1963, novel knocking me out with its supernatural mythology and its brutality. Sardonicus synonyms, sardonicus pronunciation, sardonicus translation, english dictionary definition of sardonicus. Sardonicus, released in 1970, to be spirits finest hour, though i still find their initial self titled album to be their crowning moment. Svengoolie has been the premiere horror show icon of chicago, since multiple emmy award winner rich koz became the handpicked successor to the original svengoolie back in the late 70s. May 10, 2017 william castles films never live up to their trailers. Back in the day when i read a lot of horror fiction, i have a vague recollection of ray russells mr. It tells the story of sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifying grin while robbing his fathers grave to obtain a winning lottery ticket. Clips and movies can also be downloaded from our servers using a pw or uploaded by us to your ftp.
Sardonicus wants nothing more than to wipe that frozen rictus from his faceand will stop at nothing to do so. Sardonicus is a creepy horror film directed by william castle. Subsequently, one sees 30second to 2minute periods of severe generalized muscular rigidity, sometimes leading to opisthotonus in response to the most minimal stimuli. His important film roles include playing caiaphas in king of kings 1961, taras bulba 1962 and mr. Sardonicus would be the last of william castles gimmick films. True to the gothic genre, this story takes place in a dark castle and tells the story of a physician lots of physicians in the gothic who is held by his will to fix the deformed face of the master sardonicus. Castle, who unveiled his latest potboiler yesterday, is no edgar allan poe, opined the new york times. Taras bulba may deviate from the source material, and it may be romeo and julietesque, but its more of an adventure movie than a romance. Sardonicus 1961, in which a disfigured, evil count played by guy rolfe has his fate decided at films end by the audiences vote during a punishment poll. Some time ago, he was marek toleslawski, poor and married to a greedy woman.
Sardonicus is a 1961 film about a man whose face is frozen in a horrible smile who forces a doctor to treat him. The pandemic parade the movies that made me trailers from hell. Perhaps dr blyss, the benign vicar of the quiet village of dymchurch, knows the truth about the ruthless pirate and. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Its been reissued many, many times and originals on vinyl are easy to find. The recommendation service has sorted out cult film, suspenseful, stylized, psychological, atmospheric and suspense films and tv shows about with baron, castle, horse, blood, revenge, jealousy, female nudity, monster, death and danger plots mostly in drama, fantasy and horror genres shot in usa, uk, france. Faustus 1960, france italy the manster 1959, usa japan. Sardonicus is a gothic short story that was printed in playboy magazine in 1961. Such innovative promotional campaigns gave castle the nickname king of the gimmick. Rivaled only by the insanity of shaolin drunkard, buddhas palm delivers scene after scene of surreal sorcery, courtesy of taylor wong and shaw studios.
His father lived with them, and after he died and was buried, it was discovered that he was the owner of a winning lottery ticket. Sardonicus later that same year, with russell himself doing the screenplay. Are they a genuine manifestation or a cover for illegal smuggling activities. Sardonicus prelude nothin to hide, natures way and more. Sardonicus by william castle or crosstrap starring laurence payne, jill adams, zena marshall, gary cockrell. Each movie patron was given a glowinthedark card featuring a hand with the thumb out. Captain clegg is a 1962 hammer film productions film. In 1952, he starred in ivanhoe 1952 with robert taylor and elizabeth taylor. Youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right.
It appeared in the january 1961 issue and william castle produced and directed the film adaptation mr. Koyaanisqatsi 1982 thirteen days 2000 stalker 1979 last year at marienbad 1961 no exit 1962 the exterminating angel 1962 sleeper 1973. Another clever gimmick film from william castle, mr. Many of these videos are available for free download. Posts about mr sardonicus 1961 written by monstergirl. Sardonicus 1961, directed by william castle, starring ronald lewis, audrey dalton, guy rolfe, oskar homolka, vladimir sokoloff. Night tide 1961 a lonely sailor dennis hopper on shore leave meets a mysterious young woman who plays mora the mermaid at one of the piers tourist attractions. Eyes without a face les yeux sans visage, aka the horror chamber of dr. In the united states, it is known as night creatures. Ray russell was working in the editorial offices of playboy when he wrote this little gem. Since then, generations of viewers have become fans of the monstrous mirth and movies that this video vampire dispenses every week over the. Trailer to the 1961 horror film, directed by william castle.
We didnt record any activity between now and 1 week ago. Metv is opening up the dungeon door and unleashing svengoolie. Films set in europe films set in the 1880s 1960s historical horror films. Pages in category 1962 in italy the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus must. Images and pictures available on are either freewith no. Its not about scaring the audiences with electric shocks or skeletons flying over their heads, but. Romance of italy at the time of the crusades, when great families made war on each other between trips to the holy land. Dropping speed insanely fast to match your turns or random speed bursts to catch you if you somehow manage to get away from them. Nevertheless, spirit, a nearly mythical band, arrived at the apex of experimental classic rock, lacing their music with jazz, rock, folk, and bathing all of that in the. Unfortunately, she may be a sirenhalf human and half creature of the seawith homicidal tendencies.
Yeah, there is romance, but guys can watch this and not. Sardonicus 1961approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962 denmarka search for a winning lottery ticket in his. A curious letter from his former love, maude audrey dalton, draws him to europe where she lives in a remote castle with her brooding husband, his badly scarred. The journey into eastern europe seems borrowed from dracula 1897, while.
Sardonicus movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Sir robert cargrave is a genius researcher into treatments to relax muscles stiffened in cases of tetanus. Search, discover and share your favorite mr sardonicus gifs. Strychnine poisoning is rare and may mimic tetanus. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. It tells the story of sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifying. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by william castle. In this 1961 william castle film based on ray russells novel sardonicus, guy rolfe stars as the wicked sardonicus, a wealthy count who wears a mask because his face is frozen in a horrifying death grimace. Rolfes characters ranged from wealthy businessmen, to romantic leads, to sinister villains and heroes, starring in over thirty motion pictures. Cabiria is a 1914 silent movie from the early years of italys movie industry. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film starring ronald lewis as sir robert cargrave, a london physician who calls on the mysterious baron sardonicus, a wealthy man with a terrible condition.
Director william castle directed some brilliantly hyped horror films in the 1950s and 1960s. The audience could vote on the villains fate in a punishment poll during the climax castle appeared on screen to explain two options. Approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962. He also featured in the epic productions taras bulba 1962, the fall of the roman empire. Sardonicus definition of sardonicus by the free dictionary. Sardonicus was as good as any record coming out in 1970, certainly up there with the eras very best. The saracen blade is a 1954 technicolor adventure film directed by william castle and starring ricardo montalban. Sir robert cargrave ronald lewis, a gifted london doctor researching experimental treatments for paralysis, receives a mysterious letter written in a. They will need to search the house to find the doctors fortune, but along with the property they have also inherited the occultists collection of ghosts. Sardonicus doesnt rate as high as some of castles other films for the tingler, vibrating devices would be affixed to the bottom of a few of the theater seats and activated during certain thrilling sequences, as it involved patrons. The william castle film collection frightened girls ghosts homicidal straitjacket the old dark house mr. Sardonicus 1961 boris karloffs thriller 1960 1962 norine burton in the prediction, meg odanagh wheeler in the hollow watcher and nesta roberts in hayfork and billhook. A collection of film trailers contributed by users. These options are all featured in this diverse library.
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