CURSE OF THE DEMON (1957 unrated b/w)

Curse Of The Demon (1957)

directed by Jacques Tourneur


Southern England, the late 1950s: Having threatened to expose the occultist Karswell, scientist Professor Harrington dies violently, having been pursued by a monstrous demon invoked by Karswell. As his car has been hit a power line, the authorities conclude that Harrington has been killed by electrocution.
American psychologist Dr John Holden visits the UK, to attend a convention with Harrington, where the latter had been due to discuss Karswell's 'devil cult'. Perusing Harrington's papers, Holden and some other fellow scientists find prints of fire demons from an ancient manuscript; these bear a marked resemblance to a sketch done by a member of the magician's cult, since arrested for murder and now in a state of catatonic shock. Holden receives an unexpected telephone call from Karswell, who asks him to abandon his investigation.

cast

Dr John Holden	ANDREWS, Dana
Joanna Harrington	CUMMINS, Peggy
Dr Julian Karswell	MacGINNIS, Niall
Professor Henry Harrington	DENHAM, Maurice
Mrs Karswell	SEYLER, Athene
Professor Mark O'Brien	REDMOND, Liam
Inspector Mottram	LEECH, Richard
Mr Meek	BECKWITH, Reginald
Lloyd Williamson	ROBERTS, Ewan
Kumar	ELLIOTT, Peter
Mrs Meek	GREENWOOD, Rosamund
Rand Hobart	WILDE, Brian
Detective Simmons	LAMBLE, Lloyd
superintendent	HOBBES, Peter
chemist	LLOYD-PACK, Charles
librarian	SALEW, John
Mrs Hobart	BARROW, Janet
farmer	HERBERT, Percy
air hostess	TRACY, Lynn
Bates, the butler (uncredited)	HORSBRUGH, Walter
first reporter (uncredited)	BERKELEY, Ballard
second reporter (uncredited)	PEAKE, Michael
ticket collector (uncredited)	SHARP, Leonard
urchin (uncredited)	RICHMOND, Anthony
(uncredited)	BEESLEY, Tatiana
(uncredited)	TARRANT, Kenneth
(uncredited)	JOHN, Anthony
(uncredited)	ASHER, Clare
(uncredited)	HOWELL, Robert
(uncredited)	HOSLER, Yvette
Blake Twins	(uncredited)
(uncredited)	HOMEWOOD, Penelope
(uncredited)	HOLLIS, Irene
(uncredited)	HUNTER, Christopher
(uncredited)	ROBERTS, Karen
(uncredited)	ASLANOFF, Michelle

production

Directed by	TOURNEUR, Jacques
Production Company	Sabre Film Productions
	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Executive Producer	CHESTER, Hal E.
Produced by	BEVIS, Frank
Production Manager	DAVIDSON, R.L.M.
Assistant Director	KEYS, Basil
Continuity	GAYLER, Pamela
Casting	LENNARD, Robert
Screen Play by	BENNETT, Charles
	CHESTER, Hal E.
Based on the story 'Casting the Runes' by	JAMES, Montague R.
Director of Photography	SCAIFE, Ted
Special Effects Photography	ONIONS, S.D.
Special Effects	BLACKWELL, George
	VEEVERS, Wally
Film Editor	GORDON, Michael
Production Designer	ADAM, Ken
Assistant Art Director	GLAZIER, Peter
Hair Stylist	LEE, Betty
Music Composed by	PARKER, Clifton
Music (uncredited) Conducted by	MATHIESON, Muir
Sound Recordist	BRADBURN, Arthur
Dubbing Editor	CRAFFORD, Charles
Transport Manager (uncredited)	FREWIN, Eddie
Narrator (uncredited)	GORMAN, Shay
Studio	Associated British Elstree Studio

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