Another clever gimmick film from william castle, mr. It was produced by david briggs, who is best known for his work with neil young. The films starred guy rolfe as sardonicus and audrey dalton as his wife. Search, discover and share your favorite mr sardonicus gifs. He come on at beginning to talk about ghouls, just to bug everbloody. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus must. Sardonicus from blitzkids apparitional for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Discover the most popular movies released on sunday, 1 april 1962 on. Sardonicus later that same year, with russell himself doing the screenplay. Sardonicus 1961 plot summary 3 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. Sardonicus is a creepy horror film directed by william castle.
Sardonicus is an atmospheric, engrossing, wellacted tale. Once we know what happened to sardonicus, its like director castle let out all the air of the film and it deflates quickly. Sardonicus previously received a bluray release as part of another double feature release from mill creek entertainment in north america. Sardonicus is a sadist who likes to torture people. 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. William castle usually marketed his movies with gimmicks, and for mr. Rent the haunting starring ana torrent and francisco boira on dvd and bluray. William castle full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Ray russell was working in the editorial offices of playboy when he wrote this little gem. This is the high definition debut of homicidal, but mr.
Heres the list of the most popular movies in the week 01april 07april 1962. Sardonicus is a 60s horror movie based around the story of a search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead fathers grave that causes sardonicus face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his afflictionwith even more grotesque results. Sardonicus is a somewhat lumpy gothic tale that builds slowly to one scary jolt that colors the whole film. Ronald lewis stars as sir robert cargrave, a brilliant doctor who is at the top of his field in the early 20th century. Vladimir sokoloff celebrity profile check out the latest vladimir sokoloff photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. It appeared in the january 1961 issue and william castle produced and directed the film adaptation mr. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus. Sardonicus the old dark house 1961 starring tom poston and oscar homolka on dvd and bluray. It was made available again on dvd pressed ondemand by sony choice collection on september 3, 20. An offbeat william castle outing scripted by ray russell from his own short story.
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. Sir robert cargrave ronald lewis, a gifted london doctor researching experimental treatments for paralysis, receives a mysterious letter written in a. With ronald lewis, audrey dalton, guy rolfe, oskar homolka. Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to produce.
Sardonicus is a 1961 film about a man whose face is frozen in a horrible smile who forces a doctor to treat him. Its a drama and horror movie with a low rotten tomatoes critics score of 33%. Sardonicus, because it was my sisters favorite horror movie when she was young. Sardonicus is really a classic vintage horror film of 1961, and a very cool plot to boot. Sardonicus prelude nothin to hide, natures way and more. 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.
The best moments use classic highcontrast lighting, often hiding baron sardonicus face until a bright inyourface shockcut. The story of sardonicus is a real spooky chiller with very good acting but i like to focus on the character anna played by lorna hanson. Sardonicus would be the last of william castles gimmick films. Of the william castle films with which im familiar, sardonicus is definitely the best. Sir robert cargrave ronald lewis, a respected doctor with the power to heal every conceivable ailment with what amounts to a gentle massage, is summoned by the creepy krull oscar homolka one evening to visit the home of mr. Sardonicus 1961 film discussed by inside movies galore by inside movies galore.
Mar 11, 2017 castles 1961 schlockhorror masterpiece mr. Sardonicus wants nothing more than to wipe that frozen rictus from his faceand will stop at nothing to do so. During the running of the film,the punishment poll lets you decide the fate of mr. The audience gets an opportunity to votevia the punishment pollfor the penalty sardonicus must pay for his deeds. Find movie and film cast and crew information for mr. Embed for hosted blogs and item download options download 1 file. 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.
A physician is blackmailed into curing an evil nobleman whose paralyzed face is a mask of horror. An unfortunate body condition freezes a mans facial appearance in a horrific pose. M4, movie posters, movie poster, free movie posters, free images of movie. Scream of fear movie 1961 susan strasberg, ronald lewis, ann todd. Sardonicus is based on ray russells story of the same name and russell himself wrote the screenplay. Dec 20, 2017 explore tylercrabtree43s board fangoria movies, followed by 116. It tells the story of sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifying. Sardonicus and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. 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. Sardonicus movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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. Sardonicus is the fourth album by the american psychedelic rock group spirit.
Get all the lyrics to songs on twelve dreams of dr. Sardonicus 1961, in which a disfigured, evil count played by guy rolfe has his fate decided at film s end by the audiences vote during a punishment poll. Castle, who unveiled his latest potboiler yesterday, is no edgar allan poe, opined the new york times. The story of a reclusive count with a hideous grin frozen onto his face. 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. Perhaps dr blyss, the benign vicar of the quiet village of dymchurch, knows the truth about the ruthless pirate and. He then worked in repertory in the uk, and made his film debut with a. Sardonicus 1961 was produced and directed by william castle. Sardonicus pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. There is a short documentary on this dvd about taking the punishment poll that provides some insights into the film and the cast from film historians the key. Sardonicus original trailer a man whose face is frozen in a horrible smile forces a doctor to treat him in william castles mr.
She always talks about his sardonic smile and after watching it again after all these years we got a great laugh and many great memories. Sardonicus is arguably the better film, happily reveling in its ghoulish carnival of the grotesque, with the director himself as ringmaster. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film directed by william castle and starring guy rolfe in the title role. Sardonicus cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Feb 17, 2014 youd think a fella who won the lottery would have a lot to smile about, right. 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. Are they a genuine manifestation or a cover for illegal smuggling activities. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 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. After recording a 10 song demo just for fun titled songs for the aesthetically challenged the band became a bit more serious and gained its first 3. Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to pro. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Sardonicus, write story and screenplay instead of castle regular, robb white.
Sardonicus pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released mr. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. William castle list of movies and tv shows tv guide. On july 19, 2016, mill creek entertainment released the film on bluray as a double feature alongside castles mr. Such innovative promotional campaigns gave castle the nickname king of the gimmick.
Unfortunately, the barons bizarre flashback answers the central question that propelled the film. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. 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 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. A doctor is hired to cure the condition, but causes even greater harm. Sardonicus scared the heck out of me when i watched it at 12 years old. Set in the year 1880, the film follows sir robert cargrave, a renowned surgeon who specializes in paralysis, who receives a letter from his past love maude and is invited to the mansion of her husband, baron sardonicus, in the. William castle plays with the audiences asking for the fate of sardonicus. It is based on the short story sardonicus by ray russell. It tells the story of sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifyi.
Rivaled only by the insanity of shaolin drunkard, buddhas palm delivers scene after scene of surreal sorcery, courtesy of taylor wong and shaw studios. This horror film is set in 1880 and is about an english doctor who travels to eastern europe to treat a mysterious masked nobleman, mr. Sardonicus 1961approved 1h 29min drama, horror, mystery 12 february 1962 denmarka search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by william castle. Sardonicus 1961 william castle cast and crew allmovie. Sardonicus is an interesting little footnote to the history of horror films and if you have never seen a william castle film then sooner or later you should check one of them out. Its not about scaring the audiences with electric shocks or skeletons flying over their heads, but. Log in to get better recommendations with a free account. When the film played in theatrical release, audience members were issued a voting card, and near the movies conclusion castle himself appeared on the screen and asked the audience to vote. May 27, 2007 trailer to the 1961 horror film, directed by william castle.
See more ideas about horror films, horror movies and castle movie. Svengoolie discusses the two different endings of mr. The stress which caused the mans condition revolves around a prize voucher lost somewhere on a plot of land owned by his dead father. Sardonicus, who has married the doctors former girlfriend. His most famous short fiction is sardonicus, which appeared in the january 1961 issue of playboy. Sardonicus 1961 where to watch it streaming online. Sardonicus 1961 ronald lewis dvd mister, 1961 movies. Here is perfect example of what dude mean when say william castle is mr. Sardonicus is a gothic short story that was printed in playboy magazine in 1961. Its uneven screenplay and poor production values prevent the good performances from adding up to much, and it finally becomes less than satisfying.