Circus Of Horrors (1960)

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In 1947 England, a plastic surgeon must beat a hasty retreat to France when one of his patients has ghastly problems with her surgery. Once there, he operates on a circus owner's daughter, deformed by bombs from the war. Later he becomes the owner of the circus, and continues transforming disfigured women into the beautiful stars of his show. The police and a nosy reporter (as well as Scotland yard) become interested when the women who want out of the circus begin dying in freak accidents, and they begin suspecting the good doctor is responsible. Movie Tagline: Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls! Title: Circus Of Horrors Release Date: August 31, 1960 Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Drama Languages: English Country: UK Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 6.2 Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With C MPAA Rating: Approved Director(s): Sidney Hayers Cast: Anton Diffring ...Dr. Schuler Erika Remberg ...Elissa Caro yvonne Monlaur ...Nicole Vanet Donald Pleasence ...Vanet Jane Hylton ...Angela Kenneth Griffith ...Martin Conrad Phillips ...Insp. Arthur Ames Jack Gwillim ...Supt. Andrews Vanda Hudson ...Magda von Meck yvonne Romain ...Melina Colette Wilde ...Evelyn Morley Finsbury William Mervyn ...Doctor Morley John Merivale ...Edward Finsbury Peter Swanwick ...German Police Inspector Knopf Carla Challoner ...Nicole (as a Child) Kenny Baker ...Dwarf Jack Carson ...Chief Eagle Eye Chris Christian ...Ringmaster Sasha Coco ...Luis Walter Gotell ...Baron Von Gruber Fred Haggerty ...Second Roustabout Glyn Houston ...Carnival Barker Kenneth J. Warren ...First Roustabout Malcolm Watson ...Murdered Frenchman Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Samuel Z. Arkoff Leslie Parkyn Norman Priggen Julian Wintle Writer(s): George Baxt Composer(s): Muir Mathieson Franz Reizenstein More Photos from Circus Of Horrors Movie Soundtrack(s): "Look For A Star" "The Liberty Bell" "The Washington Post" More Movie Taglines: Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls! For ever stranger thrills...he turned the greatest show on earth into a... Movie Quote(s): [regarding the circus' new recruit] Angela: She's a thief! A murderess! Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: And a prostitute. Please, don't deny her her most important accomplishment. Insp. Arthur Ames: I must congratulate you on your circus of beauty. I've never seen such physical perfection in men and women. Supt. Andrews: Williams, put the kettle on and bring in a file named Rossiter. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Quick, get her to a doctor. And send the clowns in. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Your face.. Nicole Vanet: I know it's as ugly as sin but the body's ok so I make out. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: You can be beautiful if you would trust me. Nicole Vanet: Trust you, a perfect stranger. Movie Trivia: The song "Look for a Star", used throughout the film during the circus sequences, became a hit pop recording in Great Britain and the United States. It was written by the young Tony Hatch under his regular pseudonym of Mark Anthony. The footage of the trapeze act featured in the film (complete with inter-cuts of audience reaction) is identical to that in 'John Moxey''s 'Circus of Fear (1966)' The circus used in this movie was that of Billy Smart’s Circus, one of the three big tenting circuses in the United Kingdom at the time of filming. The external scenes were filmed on Clapham Common. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Circus, Disfigurement, Plastic Surgery, Beautiful Woman, Stabbed In The Throat  ...[more] Keywords All: Independent Film Seen it? Rate it Currently 7.20/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 7.2 out of 10.0 - 55 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST