The Black Room
# 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...
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1935-07-15
⌚ Running Time:
70 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.4
Beloved 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
The Judge
George MacQuarrie
The Prosecutor
Robert Middlemass
Doctor
Edward Van Sloan
