House of Horrors
| House of Horrors | |
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 Poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Produced by | Ben Pivar |
| Written by | Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker |
| Starring | Rondo Hatton Robert Lowery |
| Music by | William Lava, Paul Sawtell, Frank Skinner, Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Editing by | Philip Cahn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  March 29, 1946 February 7, 1947 1952 (rerelease) |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Language | English |
House of Horrors (1946) was a low-budget horror film released by Universal Pictures, starring Rondo Hatton as a madman, named "The Creeper." It was also known as Murder Mansion and in the United Kingdom as Joan Medford is Missing.
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[edit] Plot
Struggling sculptor, Marcel DeLange (Martin Kosleck) is depressed about the events going on in his life, and decides to commit suicide. But just as he's about to kill himself, he spot and saves a madman, named "The Creeper" (Rondo Hatton) from drowning. Shortly afterward, he takes the disfigured man into his care. Marcel also makes the Creeper the subject of his next sculpture and calls it his best creation. But as the reviews begin to break Marcel's last nerve, he has the Creeper start killing the critics.
[edit] Cast
- Rondo Hatton as The Creeper
- Robert Lowery
- Virginia Grey
- Bill Goodwin
- Martin Kosleck
- Alan Napier
- Howard Freeman
- Virginia Christine
- Joan Shawlee
[edit] In popular culture
The The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards represent Hatton in both name as well as his likeness. The physical award is a representation of character actor Rondo Hatton, and is based on the bust of The Creeper, portrayed by Hatton in the House of Horrors.
[edit] Lost Legacy
An entire series of Creeper movies had been planned, with this being the first, and The Brute Man being the second. However, the sudden death of the main star, Rondo Hatton, prevented any future movies from being made. It is not known how many films there would have been.
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