Directed by:
Edgar G. UlmerScreenplay:
Peter RuricCinematography:
John J. MescallComposer:
Heinz RoemheldCast:
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Egon Brecher, Harry Cording, Lucille Lund, Henry Armetta, Albert Conti, John Carradine, King Baggot (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Bela plays Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a mysterious traveler who returns to the art-deco mansion of his old military commander, the Satan-worshipping Poelzig (Karloff). The two horror stars wander through the hallways looking at dead girls floating in glass tanks. They also play chess for the lives of a newlywed couple stranded at the mansion (David Manners and Jacqueline Wells). Dr. Verdegast deals with a black cat that paralyzes him with fear, and Poelzing conducts a Satanic Mass in Latin. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Boris Karloff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/522/163522520_00c5a5.jpg)
Boris Karloff
UK
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Scarface (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Bela Lugosi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/667/168667384_3984vi.jpg)
Bela Lugosi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Ninotchka (1939)
The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV movie) - a.f.
![David Manners](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496858_b0baf0.jpg)
David Manners
Canada
Best movies:
Dracula (1931)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
The Death Kiss (1932)
![Julie Bishop](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505300_205aae.jpg)
Julie Bishop
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Westward the Women (1951)
![Egon Brecher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878245_325254.jpg)
Egon Brecher
Austria-Hungary
![Harry Cording](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/286/161286810_23f5df.jpg)
Harry Cording
UK
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![Lucille Lund](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505299_e26c1d.jpg)
Lucille Lund
USA
Best movies:
The Black Cat (1934)
![Henry Armetta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000015_aa35a9.jpg)
Henry Armetta
Italy
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
![Albert Conti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948631_e37155.jpg)
Albert Conti
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
The Crusades (1935)
Conquest (1937)
![John Carradine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469493_dd517e.jpg)
John Carradine
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![King Baggot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270980_0a2cc7.jpg)
King Baggot
USA
Best movies:
A Night at the Opera (1935)
San Francisco (1936)
Come Live with Me (1941)
![Herman Bing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058641_a5c32b.jpg)
Herman Bing
German Empire
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
Dumbo (1941)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
![Luis Alberni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330163_8b89d7.jpg)
Luis Alberni
Spain
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
![Lois January](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619299_7d70e0.jpg)
Lois January
USA
Best movies:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Black Cat (1934)
![John George](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/254/161254661_9f1f14.jpg)
John George
Syria
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Killing (1956)
East of Eden (1955)
![Paul Panzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/234/161234217_c990b9.jpg)
Paul Panzer
German Empire
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
George Davis
Netherlands
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
The Circus (1928)
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Alphonse Martell
German Empire
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rebecca (1940)
Symona Boniface
USA
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Ninotchka (1939)
Gilda (1946)
Michael Mark
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Casablanca (1942)
City Girl (1930)