Directed by:
William CastleScreenplay:
Ray RussellCinematography:
Burnett GuffeyComposer:
Von DexterCast:
Ronald Lewis, Oskar Homolka, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe, Vladimir Sokoloff, Erika Peters, William Castle, Karel Hradilák, Edith Atwater, Charles H. Radilak (more)Plots(1)
Desperate to retrieve a winning lottery ticket, a greedy baron unearths his father's corpse. An enormous jackpot is his reward, but not without a price: his face is frozen permanently into a hideous grin. He enlists his fiendish one-eyed servant to help him lift this horrible curse, but their schemes fail. Finally, he turns to a noted Neurosurgeon - and his wife's former lover - to cure him. This creepy horror classic is based on a novella by screenwriter Ray Russell, and is brought to life by William Castle, master of terror! (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Ronald Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Taste of Fear (1961)
Billy Budd (1962)
Friends (1971)
Oskar Homolka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Ball of Fire (1941)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
War and Peace (1956)
Audrey Dalton
Ireland
Best movies:
Separate Tables (1958)
Drum Beat (1954)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Guy Rolfe
UK
Best movies:
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
King of Kings (1961)
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Love Crazy (1941)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Erika Peters
Best movies:
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
G.I. Blues (1960)
William Castle
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Karel Hradilák
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Border Street (1948)
Happy Journey (1943)
36 Hours (1965)
Edith Atwater
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Charles H. Radilak
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
36 Hours (1965)
Ship of Fools (1965)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Franz Roehn
German Empire
Best movies:
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Dark City (1950)
The Fly (1958)