The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

12/2/19621h 28m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave! ~

Overview:

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

Director:

Riccardo Freda

Status:

Released

Language:

Italian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

necrophilia
sadomasochism
mad doctor
hospital
gothic horror
italian gothic
dead wife

Cast

Barbara Steele

~ as ~

Cynthia Hichcock

Robert Flemyng

~ as ~

Prof. Bernard Hichcock

Silvano Tranquilli

~ as ~

Dr. Kurt Lowe

Maria Teresa Vianello

~ as ~

Margherita Hichcock

Harriet Medin

~ as ~

Martha, the maid

Spencer Williams

~ as ~

Al Christianson

~ as ~

Evaristo Signorini

~ as ~

Inspector Scott

Giovanni Querrel

~ as ~

Neil Robinson

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
There are definitely shades of Daphne du Maurier in this slightly hysterical telling of a supernatural tale. Robert Flemyng is an eminent surgeon who has a penchant for necrophilia - he drugs them first then has his fun; they awaken none the wiser some hours later. However, when he overdoses his first wife and she dies he is bereft and departs for twelve years. When he returns to his home with a new wife (not entirely dissimilar to her predecessor) he picks up where he left off - not just with his wife, but with the cadavers in his hospital mortuary too. When wife No. 2 (Barbara Steele) starts hallucinating and gets suspicious, she confides in her husband's colleague (Silvano Tranquilli) and instead of finding a ghost, they find something altogether more sinister. It's certainly formulaic, but the film has a good look about it and the two stars keep it eerie and suspenseful for most of it.