The Horror of It All
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Erica Rogers
Dennis Price
| The Horror of It All | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | Ray Russell |
| Starring | Pat Boone Erica Rogers Dennis Price |
| Cinematography | Arthur Lavis |
| Edited by | Robert Winter |
| Music by | Douglas Gamley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Horror of It All is a 1964 British horror comedy film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Pat Boone and Erica Rogers.[1][2][3] The screenplay was by Ray Russell.
In the US, the film was distributed on the bottom half of a double bill with Witchcraft, starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Jack Hedley.[4]
American encyclopedia salesman Jack Robinson arrives at a dilapidated mansion in the English countryside, which belongs to the Marley family. Robinson has fallen in love with Cynthia and wants to ask permission to marry her.
Cynthia's family includes: her uncle Percival, an inventor; her cousin Natalia, a macabre, vampire-like creature; Cornwallis, a hammy ex-actor; her uncle Reginald; Grandfather, who lies bedridden upstairs; and cousin Muldoon, who is kept locked up in the fear that he will harm someone.
A cousin of Cynthia has just died and Cornwallis dies after drinking a toast. Jack wants to get the police but they are 20 mi (32 km) away and the family have no car (Jack's has broken down).
Several attempts are made on Jack's life. He learns that the family fortune consists of one million dollars, and one of the Marleys intends to end up with all of it. Later, grandpa is killed.
Jack and Cynthia make a dash for freedom and Cynthia reveals that she is the murderer. She conks out Jack.
In hospital, Jack discovered that Cynthia made up the confession to protect him – the real killer is Cornwallis, who was pretending to be dead.
Cast
- Pat Boone as John Robinson
- Erica Rogers as Cynthia Marley
- Dennis Price as Cornwallis Marley
- Andrée Melly as Natalie Marley
- Valentine Dyall as Reginald Marley
- Archie Duncan as Muldoon Marley
- Erik Chitty as Grandpa Marley
- Jack Bligh as Percival Marley
- Oswald Laurence as doctor
Production
The film was made at Shepperton Studios in England. The story is essentially a remake of the classic Universal Studios comedy horror film The Old Dark House (1932), which had already been remade in 1963.[citation needed] The plot also has elements of the horror comedy Murder, He Says (1945).
