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Macabre
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6.0After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find and rescue her.
Released: 1958-10-0172 minDir: William CastleHorror, Thriller, MysteryBudget: $90,000Box office: $5.0M
Cast
- William Prince as Dr. Rodney Barrett
- Jacqueline Scott as Nurse Polly Baron
- Jim Backus as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
- Jonathan Kidd as Ed Quigley, mortician
- Ellen Corby as Miss Kushins
- Philip Tonge as Jode Wetherby
Themes
- daughter
- race against time
- mother
- based on novel or book
- nurse
- greed
- investigation
- father
- buried alive
- sister
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- 72
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- publication date
- 1958-01-01
- title
- Macabre
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1958 American films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 horror filmsAllied Artists filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican horror filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about kidnapping in the United StatesFilms directed by William CastleFilms scored by Les BaxterFilms set in 1955Films set in 1958Films shot in CaliforniaFilms with screenplays by Robb WhiteTemplate film date with 1 release date