UK, 1952
33m, 2938 feet
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, English
A British fantasy film directed by Victor M. Gover.
Plot Summary
An American couple buy an old British castle which they believe to be haunted. Their new caretaker tells them the strange history of the place, of inventor Philip Wraydon, a mad inventor who took a terrible revenge on his family. But is the caretaker all that he appears to be?
Credits
Crew
Director: Victor M. Gover
Bushey Studios
Producer: Gilbert Church
Script: John Gilling
Cast
Patrick Barr (man)
Tucker Maguire (wife)
Tod Slaughter (caretaker)
Links
Extracts included from
The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)
References
Periodicals
- Kinematograph Weekly no.2493 (7 April 1955) p.17 – review
- Today’s Cinema vol.84 no.7236 (30 March 1955) p.10 – review
Books
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.45
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.150
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.160 – credits
