Macabre (1958 film)

Infobox Film
name = Macabre


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director = William Castle
producer = William Castle
writer = Theo Durrant (novel)
Robb White
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starring = William Prince
Jim Backus
Christine White
Jacqueline Scott
Susan Morrow
music = Les Baxter
cinematography = Carl E. Guthrie
editing = John F. Schreyer
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runtime = 72 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget = $90,000 (estimated)
gross = $5,000,000 (USA) ( January 1970) (sub-total)
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imdb_id = 0051885

"Macabre" is a 1958 thriller directed by William Castle.

Plot summary

Production details

Filming Dates 15 August 1958 - 23 August 1958

Castle took the bold step to mortgage his house to be able to make the thriller independently.

"Macabre" is considered Castle's first foray into using the promotional gimmicks that later made him famous.

Marketing

A certificate for a $1,000 life insurance policy from Lloyd's of London was given to each customer in case he/she should die of fright during the film. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051885/trivia IMDB trivia] ] [ [http://www.horror-wood.com/castle.htm The William Castle Story] ] [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.12.95/castle-9541.html Patrons Reading This Article Must Be Insured in Case of Death by Fright!!!] ] Showings also had ushers dressed in surgical garb with ambulances outside theater.

Cast

*William Prince as Doctor Rodney Barrett
*Jim Backus as Jim Tyloe
*Christine White as Nancy Wetherby
*Jacqueline Scott as Polly Baron
*Susan Morrow as Sylvia Stevenson

Reception

References