The Black Room (1935)
The Black Room (1935)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Boris Karloff
Baron Gregor de Berghman
Marian Marsh
Thea Hassel
Robert Allen
Lt. Albert Lussan
Thurston Hall
Col. Paul Hassel
Katherine DeMille
Mashka
John Buckler
Beran
Henry Kolker
Baron Frederick de Berghman
John George
Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Colin Tapley
Lt. Paul Hassel
Torben Meyer
Peter
John Bleifer
Franz - Captured Assassin-Villager (uncredited)
John Beck
Court Clerk
Marion Lessing
Maria the Chambermaid
George MacQuarrie
The Judge
Roy William Neill
Director
Robert Middlemass
The Prosecutor
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The Black Room (released in Great Britain as The Black Room Mystery) is a 1935 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill (as R. William Neill) and starring Boris Karloff. Cinematography was done by Allen G. Siegler.