Mansion of the Doomed
Appearance
Mansion of the Doomed | |
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Directed by | Michael Pataki |
Written by | Frank Ray Perilli |
Produced by | Charles Band |
Starring | Richard Basehart Gloria Grahame |
Cinematography | Andrew Davis |
Music by | Robert O. Ragland |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mansion of the Doomed (UK theatrical title: The Terror of Dr. Chaney; also known as Massacre Mansion, Eyes of Dr. Chaney and House of Blood) is a 1976 American horror film directed by Michael Pataki and starring Richard Basehart and Gloria Grahame.[1][2]
While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.
Plot
An insane surgeon finds himself cutting up people for their eyeballs in the hope of performing transplants on his daughter who lost her own in a car-accident.
Cast
- Richard Basehart as Dr. Leonard Chaney
- Gloria Grahame as Katherine
- Trish Stewart as Nancy Chaney
- Lance Henriksen as Dr. Dan Bryan
- Al Ferrara as Al
- JoJo D'Amore as Georgio
- Donna Andresen as Sylvia Porter
- Marilyn Joi as Miss Mathews
- Katherine Fitzpatrick as Elevator Victim
- Katherine Stewart as The Hitchhiker
- Vic Tayback as Detective Simon
- Simmy Bow as Ambulance Doctor
- Arthur Space as Wino
References
- ^ Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide. Plume, 2001. ISBN 0452282837.
- ^ John Pym. Time Out Film Guide. Penguin Books, 2002. ISBN 0140294147.
External links
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