Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)

Horrors of the Black Museum

Movie1959• Approved• 1h 33m
Horror
⭐ 5.9 / 10(1,994)

A frustrated thriller writer wants accurate crimes for his next book, and he hypnotizes his assistant to make him commit the required crimes.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
1h 33m
Released
1959
Country
United Kingdom

Details

Release year: 1959

Storyline

A frustrated thriller writer wants accurate crimes for his next book, and he hypnotizes his assistant to make him commit the required crimes.

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Did you know

• This was the first American International release to be in both color and CinemaScope.

• Final film of director Arthur Crabtree.

• Herman Cohen wanted Vincent Price or Orson Welles in the lead. While he claimed they were too expensive, it is also true that by having a British star (as well as director and other crew) he could take advantage of the tax breaks provided by the Eady Levy, designed to assist film-making in Britain.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Fiendish Fun!

šŸ‘ 37 Ā· 7/8/2005
⭐ 6/10

Who is so stupid that they'd try to blackmail a serial killer?! She clearly deserves a Darwin Award!!

šŸ‘ 5 Ā· 2/8/2016
⭐ 7/10

Dated but so bad it's almost good

šŸ‘ 8 Ā· 2/15/2010

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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