Macabre (1958)

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A small-town doctor (William Prince) gets caught up in a revenge plot when his small daughter is kidnapped and buried alive as he is given a few short hours to find her before she suffocates. To cover the risk of a heart attack while viewing the film, Producer-Director William Castle provided each member of the audience with an official certificate issued by Lloyds of London to insure them for $1,000 against death by fright. The gimmick worked and Castle was on his way to movie exploitation stardom! Movie Tagline: The greatest showmanship in a decade... backed by a sensational ticket-selling campaign... from ALLIED ARTISTS Title: Macabre Release Date: October , 1958 Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Thriller Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.5 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.5 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With M MPAA Rating: Unrated Director(s): William Castle Cast: William Prince ...Doctor Rodney Barrett Jim Backus ...Jim Tyloe Christine White ...Nancy Wetherby Jacqueline Scott ...Polly Baron Susan Morrow ...Sylvia Stevenson Philip Tonge ...Jode Wetherby Jonathan Kidd ...Ed Quigley Dorothy Morris ...Alice Barrett Howard Hoffman ...Hummel Ellen Corby ...Miss Kushins Linda Guderman ...Marge Voltaire Perkins ...Preacher Remaining Cast: Producer(s): William Castle Writer(s): Theo Durrant Robb White Composer(s): Les Baxter More Movie Taglines: The greatest showmanship in a decade... backed by a sensational ticket-selling campaign... from ALLIED ARTISTS See it with someone who can carry you home! So terrifying we have to insure your life! If it frightens you to death, you'll be buried free of charge! As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive! "Macabre" Means Horror! So Terrifying We Insure You For $1000 against Death By Fright! (Not valid for persons with heart or nervous conditions) $1000.00 in case of death by fright There will be a sharp penalty for anyone who reveals the ending! We hung the cameraman to keep him from disclosing the terrifying surprises! Movie Trivia: The first of William Castle's "gimmick" films. In this one, admission included an insurance policy against "death by fright" issued by Lloyds of London. During its initial theatrical release, attendees were given a small badge that said, "I'm no chicken. I saw Macabre." Jacqueline Scott's film debut. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Based On Novel  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.50/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.5 out of 10.0 - 50 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST