The Haunted Palace (1963)
85 mins | Horror | September 1963
Director:
Roger CormanWriter:
Charles BeaumontProducer:
Roger CormanCinematographer:
Floyd CrosbyEditor:
Ronald SinclairProduction Designer:
Daniel HallerProduction Company:
Alta Vista ProductionsThe 28 Mar 1963 and 12 Apr 1963 DV reported the 10 Apr 1963 start of principal photography at Producers Studio in Hollywood, CA. Box-office reports in the 11 Sep and 18 Sep 1963 Var revealed that the picture opened earlier that month in Kansas City, MO, and Detroit, MI. An article in the 9 Oct 1963 Var projected earnings of $1.5 million, based on gross receipts to date.
The Haunted Palace opened 18 Dec 1963 in Los Angeles, CA, and 29 Jan 1964 in New York City. Reviews were dismissive, with the 30 Jan 1964 NYT stating, “Nothing about it calls for comment.” Regardless, the film earned $156,000 during its opening week in Los Angeles, and the 11 Nov 1963 LAT called it a “box-office success.”
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The 28 Mar 1963 and 12 Apr 1963 DV reported the 10 Apr 1963 start of principal photography at Producers Studio in Hollywood, CA. Box-office reports in the 11 Sep and 18 Sep 1963 Var revealed that the picture opened earlier that month in Kansas City, MO, and Detroit, MI. An article in the 9 Oct 1963 Var projected earnings of $1.5 million, based on gross receipts to date.
The Haunted Palace opened 18 Dec 1963 in Los Angeles, CA, and 29 Jan 1964 in New York City. Reviews were dismissive, with the 30 Jan 1964 NYT stating, “Nothing about it calls for comment.” Regardless, the film earned $156,000 during its opening week in Los Angeles, and the 11 Nov 1963 LAT called it a “box-office success.”
In 1765, several persons disappear from the New England village of Arkham. The townspeople soon discover that Squire Joseph Curwen is a warlock who with the aid of Hester Tillinghast is sacrificing village girls. Curwen is set upon by the villagers and burned alive. Through the flames, Curwen vows revenge upon the villagers and their descendants. A century later, Curwen's great-great-grandson, Charles Dexter Ward, and his wife, Ann, reopen the Curwen mansion. The villagers, who fear Curwen's curse, are openly hostile to Ward. Ward discovers mutants living near the village who, according to Dr. Marinus Willet, the only villager to befriend the Wards, are direct descendants of the villagers who burned Curwen. Ward comes under the spell of a portrait of his ancestor, whom he resembles, and is befriended by Simon Orne and Jabez Hutchinson, themselves warlocks. Together they resurrect Hester, and Curwen (in Ward's body) prepares to sacrifice Ann. Meanwhile, the villagers storm the house and burn the portrait. Ward is released from the spell, but once they are safely away from the burning mansion, the couple's features appear to undergo a change: Ward becomes Curwen and Ann becomes ...
In 1765, several persons disappear from the New England village of Arkham. The townspeople soon discover that Squire Joseph Curwen is a warlock who with the aid of Hester Tillinghast is sacrificing village girls. Curwen is set upon by the villagers and burned alive. Through the flames, Curwen vows revenge upon the villagers and their descendants. A century later, Curwen's great-great-grandson, Charles Dexter Ward, and his wife, Ann, reopen the Curwen mansion. The villagers, who fear Curwen's curse, are openly hostile to Ward. Ward discovers mutants living near the village who, according to Dr. Marinus Willet, the only villager to befriend the Wards, are direct descendants of the villagers who burned Curwen. Ward comes under the spell of a portrait of his ancestor, whom he resembles, and is befriended by Simon Orne and Jabez Hutchinson, themselves warlocks. Together they resurrect Hester, and Curwen (in Ward's body) prepares to sacrifice Ann. Meanwhile, the villagers storm the house and burn the portrait. Ward is released from the spell, but once they are safely away from the burning mansion, the couple's features appear to undergo a change: Ward becomes Curwen and Ann becomes Hester.
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