The Black Castle (1952) Rare UK DVD Richard Greene, Nathan Juran, Boris Karloff

Nathan Juran directs this thriller starring Richard Greene and Stephen McNally. British gentleman Sir Ronald Burton (Greene) investigates the mysterious disappearance of two of his friends. When Burton learns that his friends were working for the dangerous Count von Bruno (McNally) he sets out to find out what really happened to them. As Burton gets closer to the truth he discovers that his friends have fallen victim to Count von Bruno's vendetta against the British forces and must find a way to help them escape. Rita Corday, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hoyt also star.

Boris Karloff captivates the screen in the gripping tale of betrayal and revenge, The Black Castle. A forbidding castle in the Black Forest holds danger for Sir Ronald Burton (Richard Greene) when he is invited there for a hunt by the cruel Count von Bruno (Stephen McNally). Burton - searching for evidence that the Count murdered his friends - becomes ensnared in a cat-and-mouse game that turns deadly when he falls in love with the Counts wife, Elga (Paula Corday). Lovely Elga is being held prisoner by the Count with the help of his hulking servant Gargon (Lon Chaney, Jr). Only the castle physician, Dr. Meissen (Karloff), may have the power to free the lovers, but his method could put them in even greater jeopardy...