The Black Room

The Black Room (1935)

Dead or Alive... He could kill!

  • Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1935-07-15
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 57 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Roy William Neill
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Summary

In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...

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  • Boris Karloff

    as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
  • Marian Marsh

    as Thea Hassel
  • Robert Allen

    as Lt. Albert Lussan
  • Thurston Hall

    as Col. Paul Hassel
  • Katherine DeMille

    as Mashka
  • John Buckler

    as Beran - the gypsy
  • Henry Kolker

    as Baron de Berghman
  • Colin Tapley

    as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
  • Torben Meyer

    as Peter, the majordomo
  • John George

    as Inn Waiter (uncredited)
  • John Bleifer

    as Franz - Captured Assassin-Villager (uncredited)
  • Marion Lessing

    as Maria the Chambermaid
  • George MacQuarrie

    as The Judge
  • Robert Middlemass

    as The Prosecutor
  • Edward Van Sloan

    as Doctor
Writing Henry Myers Screenplay
Writing Arthur Strawn Screenplay
Writing Arthur Strawn Story
Directing Roy William Neill Director
Visual Effects Jack Cosgrove Matte Painter
Camera Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography
Sound Milan Roder Music
Sound R. H. Bassett Music
Sound Louis Silvers Music
Art Stephen Goosson Art Direction
Sound Edward Bernds Sound
Editing Richard Cahoon Editor
Camera Fayte M. Browne Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Murray Mayer Costume Design
Camera Gert Andersen Assistant Camera

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