House of the Damned (1963 film)

House of the Damned
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Maury Dexter
Produced by	Maury Dexter
Written by	Harry Spaulding
Starring	Ron Foster Merry Anders Richard Crane Erika Peters
Music by	Henryk Wars (as Henry Vars)
Cinematography	John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Edited by	Jodie Copelan
Production company	Accociated Producers (API)
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox
Release dates	March 1963
Running time	63 minutes.
Country	USA
Language	English

House of the Damned is a 1963 horror film, shot in CinemaScope. It was produced and directed by Maury Dexter, and stars Ron Foster, Merry Anders, Richard Crane, Erika Peters and Richard Kiel (The Spy Who Loved Me).

Plot

Architect Scott Campbell (Ron Foster) and his wife (Merry Anders) go to survey an old mansion, where the previous tenant disappeared. Strange noises, eerie sights and vanishing keys ruin their attempt at a wedding anniversary. Things get worse after Scott's employer (Richard Crane) arrives, and his wife is kidnapped!

Cast

• Ron Foster ... Scott Campbell (as Ronald Foster)
• Merry Anders ... Nancy Campbell
• Richard Crane ... Joseph Schiller
• Erika Peters ... Loy Schiller
• Dal McKennon ... Mr. Quinby
• Georgia Schmidt ... Priscilla Rochester
• Stacey Winters ... Nurse
• Richard Kiel ... The Giant
• Ayllene Gibbons ... The Fat Woman
• John Gilmore ... The Legless Man
• Frieda Pushnik ... The Legless Girl

Production

Filmed at Greystone Mansion, in Beverly Hills, California, a popular movie location, seen in many films, including the Ghostbusters films and The Witches of Eastwick.[1] [2]

See also

• List of American films of 1963

References

The Greystone Mansion at The Hollywood Sentinel.com
List of films shot at Greystone Mansion

Reviews

The film has a score of 28% on Rottentomatoes.com.[3]

External links

• House of the Damned (1963 film) at Rotten tomatoes
• House of the Damned (1963 film) at DVD Drive-in