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Horror Double Bill

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"Tower of London"
starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price
Basil Rathbone stars in this sinister historical melodrama as the unscrupulous and power-hungry Richard III. Assisted by his dutiful executioner, Mord, the villainous Richard slaughters his way to the English throne. Boris Karloff, bald-headed, crook-shanked and malevolent, presides over the Tower's torture chamber with the air of a maitre d'hotel.
Films: page 15

12.10 am "The Skull"
starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Horrifying deaths await those curious about the skull of the notorious Marquis de Sade. In this vivid and highly imaginative British horror film, Professor Christopher Maitland and Sir Matthew Phillips foolishly attempt to probe the skull's demonic secrets.
Films: page 15

Contributors

("Tower:
of London")
Screenplay:
Robert N. Lee
Produced and directed by:
Rowland V. Lee
Richard III:
Basil Rathbone
Mord:
Boris Karloff
Elizabeth:
Barbara O'Neil
Edward IV:
Ian Hunter
Clarence:
Vincent Price
Lady Alice Barton:
Nan Grey
John Wyatt:
John Sutton
Hastings:
Leo G Carroll
Henry VI:
Miles Mander
Beacon:
Lionel Belmore
Anne Neville:
Rose Hobart
Henry Tudor:
Ralph Forbes
Isobel:
Frances Robinson
Tom Clink:
Ernest Cossart
Prince of Wales:
G.P. Huntley
De Vere:
John Rodion
Prince Edward:
Ronald Sinclair
Prince Richard:
John Herbert-Bond
("The:
null Skull")
Screenplay:
Milton Subotsky
Based on the novel "The Skull of the Marquis de Sade" by:
Robert Bloch
Producer:
Milton Subotsky
Producer:
Max J. Rosenberg
Director:
Freddie Francis
Professor Christopher Maitland:
Peter Cushing
Marco:
Patrick Wymark
Sir Matthew Phillips:
Christopher Lee
Jane Maitland:
Jill Bennett
Wilson:
Nigel Green
Auctioneer:
Michael Gough
Dr Londe:
George Coulouris
Police doctor:
Patrick Magee
Travers:
Peter Woodthorpe
Girl:
April Olrich
Man in cloak:
Maurice Good
Judge:
Frank Forsyth
Maid:
Anna Palk
Source: Radio Times

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