See more ideas about horror films, horror movies and castle movie. Subsequently, one sees 30second to 2minute periods of severe generalized muscular rigidity, sometimes leading to opisthotonus in response to the most minimal stimuli. Sardonicus maude sardonicus 1961 lone texan susan harvey 1959. Ronald lewis stars as sir robert cargrave, a brilliant doctor who is. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus. Ronald lewis stars as sir robert cargrave, a brilliant doctor who is at the top of his field in the early 20th century. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music. The movies themselves are excellent example of castles approach to horror with homicidal having a fright break before the finale so only brave viewers will keep their seats all of us in fact as nobody would wish to leave at such a point and mr sardonicus.
Sardonicus and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. 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. May 10, 2017 william castles films never live up to their trailers. Sardonicus is a gothic short story that was printed in playboy magazine in 1961. Youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right. This is a zone a product so a suitable only for appropriate players. A very good no frills doublebill for william castle fans. Author ray russells sardonicus a gothic horror thriller about a hideously deformed european noble, his wife, and her exlover, a famous doctor took its title from the medical term risus. 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. For most critics, thats not saying much, but castle never failed to deliver the goods and sardonicus is no exception. There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in outer space. This is an alphabetical list of film articles or sections within articles about films.
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. The original lp was released in november 1970 by epic. Perhaps dr blyss, the benign vicar of the quiet village of dymchurch, knows the truth about the ruthless pirate and. With ronald lewis, audrey dalton, guy rolfe, oskar homolka. Sir robert cargave, a fiatal es sikeres londoni orvosprofesszor egy messzirol jott, s betus pecsettel ellatott level olvastan csapot papot otthagyva utnak indul, hogy vegre ismet talalkozhasson egykori kedvesevel, aki valahol keleteuropaban, drakula varatol delre a titokzatos sardonicus baro felesegekent szomorkodik. Ray russells the case against satan was published in 1962, 9 years before william peter blattys the exorcist but its less wellknown probably because of the enormous popularity of the 1973 movie adaptation of blattys book. 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. Only one ending was filmed, but the deserving finish for the bad guy was a perfect topper. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Another clever gimmick film from william castle, mr. Sardonicus, for its place in william castle lore and spooky atmosphere.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. William castle plays with the audiences asking for the fate of sardonicus. Feb 17, 2014 youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right. Sardonicus wants nothing more than to wipe that frozen rictus from his faceand will stop at nothing to do so. Trailer to the 1961 horror film, directed by william castle. An offbeat william castle outing scripted by ray russell from his own short story. Sardonicus opens in london in 1880 with sir robert cargrave ronald lewis curing a crippled girl at queens college hospital. 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. Risus sardonicus may be caused by tetanus, strychnine poisoning, or wilsons disease, and has been reported after judicial hanging. Some time ago, he was marek toleslawski, poor and married to a greedy woman.
Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to pro. Sardonicus pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released mr. Sardonicus 1961 ronald lewis dvd mister, 1961 movies. Sardonicus the old dark house 1961 starring tom poston and oscar homolka on dvd and bluray. Sardonicus 1961approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962 denmarka 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. Still, he quickly cancels all appointments when he receives a letter from maude audrey dalton, an old flame who has married a baron. 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. In william castles delightfully twisted gothic horror flick, a sadistic baron hires a doctor to cure the hideous grin frozen on his face. Its not about scaring the audiences with electric shocks or skeletons flying over their heads, but. Baggedboarded yes we combine shipping thanks for looking. Sardonicus doesnt quite reach the dizzying brilliance of either the tingler or straitjacket, but its a gem in its own right. Each movie patron was given a glowinthedark card featuring a hand with the thumb. Sardonicus movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
A young girl is possessed by the devil a catholic priest and bishop must perform an exorcism to save her. Sardonicus wants nothing more than to wipe that frozen. Audrey dalton list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Guy rolfe celebrity profile check out the latest guy rolfe photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sir robert cargrave is a genius researcher into treatments to relax muscles stiffened in cases of tetanus. Ray russell was working in the editorial offices of playboy when he wrote this little gem. Sardonicus is the fourth album by the american psychedelic rock group spirit. Castle became famous in the late 1950s for his horror films that were made with promotional gimmicks.
The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus must. Sardonicus 4 12 stars the best film of the lot, great atmosphere and very reminiscent of a twilight zone episode. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Search, discover and share your favorite mr sardonicus gifs. Sardonicus 1961 in january of 1961, those readers of playboy who werent looking at the pictures might have taken some time out to savor a very spooky story within the magazines glossy pages. Approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962.
It was produced by david briggs, who is best known for his work with neil young. 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. Rivaled only by the insanity of shaolin drunkard, buddhas palm delivers scene after scene of surreal sorcery, courtesy of taylor wong and shaw studios. Sardonicus is one of the films from directorproducer william castle.
These included stunts like taking out insurance policies in case audience members died of fright in macabre 1958, winching a skeleton across a theatre in house on haunted hill 1959, wiring theatre seats up with. Sardonicus 1961approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962 denmarka search for a winning lottery ticket in his. Such innovative promotional campaigns gave castle the nickname king of the gimmick. It appeared in the january 1961 issue and william castle produced and directed the film adaptation mr. 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. Sardonicus is by no means a great picture, but a strong argument can be made for it as one of castles better works.
A physician is blackmailed into curing an evil nobleman whose paralyzed face is a mask of horror. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus must pay for his deeds. Sardonicus from blitzkids apparitional for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Risus sardonicus or rictus grin is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning. Are they a genuine manifestation or a cover for illegal smuggling activities. Castle, who unveiled his latest potboiler yesterday, is no edgar allan poe, opined the new york times. Sardonicus later that same year, with russell himself doing the screenplay. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by william castle. Sardonicus is a 1961 film about a man whose face is frozen in a horrible smile who forces a doctor to treat him. 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. Sardonicus is a creepy horror film directed by william castle. Strychnine poisoning is rare and may mimic tetanus.
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