The Black Room

Jul 15, 1935

1h 10m

★ 6.5

Dead or Alive... He could kill!

Overview

In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...

Genres

Horror

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

Boris Karloff

Thea Hassel

Marian Marsh

Lt. Albert Lussan

Robert Allen

Col. Paul Hassel

Thurston Hall

Mashka

Katherine DeMille

Beran - the gypsy

John Buckler

Baron de Berghman

Henry Kolker

Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

Colin Tapley

Peter, the majordomo

Torben Meyer

Inn Waiter (uncredited)

John George

Franz - Captured Assassin-Villager (uncredited)

John Bleifer

Maria the Chambermaid

Marion Lessing

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