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The Black Castle

Name: The Black Castle
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: 1952-10-31
Cast: Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Rita Corday, Lon Chaney Jr.

1952 | 82 min | Mystery, Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Tailor-made for anyone who's survived a family wedding and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. Shelve it next to Oddity.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 22 min. It jumps around in time, so stay with it.
What might put you off: Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
Not ideal if you just want to unwind.

Englishman Sir Ronald Burton enters the castle of Austrian nobleman Count von Bruno, complete with torture chamber and moat, while investigating the disappearance of two friends.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nathan Juran

Richard GreeneSir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett
Boris KarloffDr. Meissen
Stephen McNallyCount Karl von Bruno
Rita CordayCountess Elga von Bruno
Lon Chaney Jr.Gargon
John HoytCount Steiken
Michael PateCount Ernst von Melcher
Nancy ValentineTherese von Wilk
Tudor OwenRomley
Henry CordenFender