The Black Room (1935 film)
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | Henry Myers Arthur Strawn |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Marian Marsh |
| Music by | R.H Bassett Milan Roder Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Editing by | Richard Cahoon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  July 15, 1935 November 4, 1935 1942 (rerelease) |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Language | English |
The Black Room is a 1935 mystery-horror film, directed by Roy William Neill. The movie stars Boris Karloff in a dual role as twin brothers. The film also starred Marian Marsh and Robert (Tex) Allen. The film was released in Great Britain as The Black Room Mystery.
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Plot
The story concerns two twin brothers, Anton and Gregor Bergmann. According to a prophecy, Anton, the younger twin will kill his brother, Gregor, in the Black Room of the castle. Anton has returned to the castle after a ten year absence. Gregor is a baron, whose tyranny is detested by many of his subjects. Anton earns the respect of the subjects, as well as the admiration of Colonel Paul Hassell (Thurston Hall), the uncle of Thea (Marian Marsh). Gregor kills his young servant, Mashka (Katherine DeMille), and his subjects form a mob and storm the castle. Gregor attempts to appease them by renouncing his title in favor of Anton. He then kills Anton to assume his identity. Colonel Hassell discovers that Gregor is in disguise and also gets killed. Lieutenant Albert Lussan (Robert Allen) is falsely accused of the murder, and nothing can now stop evil Gregor. Finally the deception is uncovered and the mob pursues Gregor until he falls to his death on the knife still held in his brother's dead hand beneath the Black Room, fulfilling the prophecy.
Behind the Scenes
The title refers to the oubliette, where Gregor hides the bodies of his victims.
Cast
- Boris Karloff - Baron Gregor de Bergmann / Anton de Bergmann
- Marian Marsh - Thea Hassel
- Robert Allen - Lt. Albert Lussan
- Thurston Hall - Col. Paul Hassel
- John Buckler - Buran, the gypsy
- Torben Meyer - Peter, the majordomo
- Katherine DeMille - Mashka
- Henry Kolker - Baron de Berghman
- Colin Tapley - Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
- Edward Van Sloan - Doctor
- Egon Brecher - Lead Villager (dark leather hat)
- Helena Grant - Anna, the housekeeper
- Marion Lessing - Maria, the chambermaid
- Robert Middlemass - The Prosecutor
See also
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