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Director:
Mark Robson
Writers:
William Hogarth (engravings The Rake's Progress)
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Release Date:
10 May 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Sensational Secrets of Infamous Mad-house EXPOSED! (1946 one-sheet poster)
Plot:
Nell Bowen, the spirited protege of rich Lord Mortimer, becomes interested in the conditions of notorious St... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
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Cast

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Boris Karloff ... Master George Sims
Anna Lee ... Nell Bowen
Billy House ... Lord Mortimer
Richard Fraser ... Hannay
Glen Vernon ... The Gilded Boy (as Glenn Vernon)
Ian Wolfe ... Sidney Long
Jason Robards Sr. ... Oliver Todd (as Jason Robards)
Leyland Hodgson ... John Wilkes (as Leland Hodgson)
Joan Newton ... Dorothea the Dove
Elizabeth Russell ... Mistress Sims
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chamber of Horrors (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:K-16 (1986) | USA:Approved (PCA #11077, Adult Audience) | UK:PG
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Contrary to popular belief the film was never banned in the UK. However despite some TV showings it was never submitted to the BBFC until 1998 where it received an uncut video PG video certificate. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Nell Bowen's bird is a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, native to Australia. As the movie is set in 1761, nine years before Captain Cook discovered Australia and 27 years before European settlement, it is impossible that Nell Bowen would have such a bird as a pet. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic, 30 July 2000
Author: Jonno-B from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

This film is yet another outstanding example of Karloff during his time at RKO. I find this film to be eerie and genuinely disturbing, when one sees inside the mental institution. Although Karloff gives a fine performance, my own particular favourite here has to be Anna Lee as Nell, who appeared later as the nosy neighbour in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" It is such a tragedy that so many similar films of the period have been lost due to decay of the archives. Luckily, this one has survived, and my advice is to see it if you get the chance.

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