Macabre (1958)

As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!

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After 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.

Release Date: October 1, 1958
Runtime: 1h 12m
Rating: 6.0/10 (47 votes)

Director: William Castle

Cast: William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Jim Backus, Jonathan Kidd, Ellen Corby, Philip Tonge, Susan Morrow, Christine White

Production: William Castle Productions

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Budget: $0M
Revenue: $5M

Full Cast (13 people)

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
Susan Morrow as Sylvia Stevenson
Christine White as Nancy Wetherby
Robert Colbert as Nick, chauffeur
Dorothy Morris as Alice Wetherby Barrett
Howard Hoffman as Hummel, cemetery caretaker
Voltaire Perkins as Preacher
Linda Guderman as Marge Barrett

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As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!

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As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!

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After 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.

As Blood-Chilling As Being Buried Alive!

72 min

After 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.

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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Revenue$5,000,000

Release Date10/1/1958

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William Castle Productions

Keywords

race against time

based on novel or book

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Cast

William Prince

as Dr. Rodney Barrett

Jacqueline Scott

as Nurse Polly Baron

Jim Backus

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

JK

Jonathan Kidd

as Ed Quigley, mortician

Ellen Corby

as Miss Kushins

Philip Tonge

as Jode Wetherby

Susan Morrow

as Sylvia Stevenson

Christine White

as Nancy Wetherby

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Macabre about?▾

After 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.

How long is Macabre?▾

1h 12m

When was Macabre released?▾

October 1, 1958

Who directed Macabre?▾

William Castle

Who stars in Macabre?▾

William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Jim Backus

What genre is Macabre?▾

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Is Macabre available to stream?▾

Yes, on IndieFlix and IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel