Review of The Black Castle (1952) by Kevin N — 14 Dec 2009

A fun and occasionally thrilling adventure tale about a man who sets off to find justice and ends up wreaking revenge on the man who killed his friends in a scuffle in Africa. It's nearly as fun as it sounds, and the prime attraction- a dungeon filled with crocodiles hidden beneath the Count's castle- is an absolute hoot.

I checked this out because Boris Karloff was in it, but it was Richard Greene who stole the show. Holding his own with horror legends Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr., Greene has the charisma and wit that leads of this kind of movie typically lack.

This is a fun movie, a delightful hybrid of horror and adventure.