The movie was supposed to be set in the 18th century, yet there are German Shepherds in he courtyard.
The German Shepherd came into being around 1900.
Richard Greene is "Richard Beckett" who arrives at the aptly named castle of eye-patch wearing Austrian count "von Bruno" (a suitably hammy Stephen McNally) to find out what has happened to two of his friends who have gone missing. Once there, he finds himself involved in some intrigues with his host - and his glamorous wife "Elga" (Rita Corday) that pits the two in a battle of wits and for survival.
In 18th Century a man called Richard Beckett (Richard Greene) is invited by a nasty callous nobleman (Stephen MacNally) whose guests tend to disappear after a visit . This happens to two of Richard Greene's friends and then he decides to find out , by investigating into the ¨Black Castle¨ the rare disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of the sinister Austrian count .
Richard Greene plays Sir Ronald Burton, who goes to the "black castle" of evil Count Karl Von Bruno(played by Stephen McNally) whom he suspects of murdering his two friends. He meets the Count's attractive wife Elga, who had been forced to marry him.
Sir Ronald Burton (Richard Greene) goes undercover to find out what became of two associates who disappeared. All indications are that it had something to do with the insufferable sadist, Count Karl von Bruno (Stephen McNally) and his cadre of like-minded minions.
This is not a review, but a return to a time when a film could be enjoyed, as many who have done in the reviews listed here. My only viewing (until now) was back in 1954 at a suburban Hoyts Cinema "Midnight Show".
THE BLACK CASTLE is a late-stage Universal horror flick, although despite some amusing plot ingredients it plays more like a straight adventure yarn. Richard Greene - TV's Robin Hood - and a token blonde head off to stay at a gothic castle, where he has a vendetta with the sinister, one-eyed and apparently urbane owner.
Brave and dashing adventurer Sir Ronald Burton (a solid and likable performance by Richard Greene) goes to the castle of the sinister Count Karl von Bruno (splendidly essayed with divinely wicked glee by Stephen McNally) to investigate the disappearance of two friends who were guests of the Count. Complications ensue when Burton falls for the Count's fetching wife Countess Elga von Bruno (an appealing portrayal by the lovely Rita Corday).
The Black Castle (1952)** (out of 4) Ronald Burton (Richard Greene) accepts Count von Bruno's (Stephen McNally) hunting invitation but he has a reason other than just hunting. Ronald believes that two of his friends were murdered by the Count so he wants evidence as well as revenge.
Whether or not you'll like this movie probably depends a lot on your expectations. If you see that Boris Karloff is in the film and it looks like a horror film, you may well be disappointed.
