The Haunted House of Horror (1969)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 79 mins     91 mins 35 sec (UK)
Length: 8,242 ft
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Tigon British
Producers: Tony Tenser, Louis M. Heyward
Production Manager: George Mills

SCRIPT
Script: Michael Armstrong
Additional Material By: Peter Marcus

DIRECTION
Director: Michael Armstrong
Assistant Directors: Nick Caris Carter, Michael McKeag

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jack Atchelor
Camera Operators: Jimmy Devis, Alan Boast
2nd Unit Camera: Peter Hendry
Labs: Rank

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Peter Pitt

MUSIC
Music: Reg Tilsley
Song: Peter Marcus (Responsibility)

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Alan Kane
Dubbing Editor: Howard Lanning

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Cliff Sharp
Hair: Carole Becket, Ross Carver
Wigs and Hairpieces: The House of Carmen
Wardrobe: Kathleen Moore, Hilda Geerdts

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Arthur Beavis

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Haydon Pearce

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Lorna Selwyn

LOCATIONS
Locations: Bank Hall, Bretherton, England, UK; Birkdale Palace Hotel, Southport, England, UK

CAST
Frankie Avalon (Chris)
Jill Haworth (Sheila)
Dennis Price (Inspector)
Mark Wynter (Gary)
George Sewell (Kellett)
Gina Warwick (Sylvia)
Richard O'Sullivan (Peter)
Carol Dilworth (Dorothy)
Julian Barnes (Richard)
Veronica Doran (Madge)
Robin Stewart (Henry)
Jan Holden (Peggy)
Clifford Earl (police sergeant)
Robert Raglan (Bradley)
Melinda Churcher (uncredited)
Freddie Lees (Dave - uncredited)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: AIP
Video Distributor: Video Search of Miami

Norway
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: X (uncut)

USA
Rating: GP; PG

1969
July
11: UK - rated X by the BBFC (uncut)

1970
April
14: USA - press screening at Joe Shore's Screening Room, Los Angeles, California

1992
September
24: UK - television broadcast (on Thames)

1993
October
5: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

1997
August
2: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

2001
October
16: UK - television broadcast (on Carlton Cinema)

The Dark
Horror House

MAGAZINES

Hollywood Reporter vol.210 no.38 (16 April 1970) pp.3, 4 (USA)
review (by John Goff)

Kine Weekly no.3239 (8 November 1969) p.17 (UK)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.36 no.431 (December 1969) pp.266-267 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Today's Cinema 8 November 1969 p.17 (UK)
review

Today's Cinema no.9749 (14 November 1969) p.6 (UK)
review

Variety 29 April 1970 p.18 (USA)
review (by Rick)

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 pp.167, 176
credits, review

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.200
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

seances, the supernatural, old dark houses, corpses, parties, teenagers, demons, criminals, haunted houses, drugs

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009