House of Horrors (1946)
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This marked the first starring role for Rondo Hatton, previously seen in a few Sherlock Holmes films as the spine-snapping killer "The Oxton Creeper." Hatton, a giant of a man whose face was deformed by acromegaly, was luridly promoted by the studios as a "human monster" who required no makeup. Here, he plays yet another brutish character, a homicidal convict who is rescued from drowning by mad sculptor Martin Kosleck. Hatton returns the favor by killing any critic who ever gave the artist a poor notice. Though Hatton never had the opportunity to develop his acting skills before his tragic death, there is nevertheless a glimmer of talent evident here, which is put to better use in his final film The Brute Man. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Jean Yarbrough
Synopsis of House of Horrors
This marked the first starring role for Rondo Hatton, previously seen in a few Sherlock Holmes films as the spine-snapping killer "The Oxton Creeper." Hatton, a giant of a man whose face was deformed by acromegaly, was luridly promoted by the studios as a "human monster" who required no makeup. Here, he plays yet another brutish character, a homicidal convict who is rescued from drowning by mad sculptor Martin Kosleck. Hatton returns the favor by killing any critic who ever gave the artist a poor notice. Though Hatton never had the opportunity to develop his acting skills before his tragic death, there is nevertheless a glimmer of talent evident here, which is put to better use in his final film The Brute Man. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
Complete Cast of House of Horrors
- Virginia Christine - Lady of the Streets
- Howard Freeman - Hal Ormiston
- Bill Goodwin - Lt. Larry Brooks
- Rondo Hatton - "The Creeper"
- Robert Lowery - Steven Morrow
- Sid Saylor - Morgue Clerk
- Mary Field - Nora, the Switchboard Operator
- Byron Foulger - Mr. Samuels
- Joan Fulton - Stella McNally
- Virginia Grey - Joan Medford
- Martin Kosleck - Marcel De Lange
- Alan Napier - F. Holmes Harmon
- Janet Shaw - Beautiful Cab Driver
- Director(s):
- Jean Yarbrough
- Writer(s):
- George Bricker
- Producer(s):
- Ben Pivar
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