Dungeon of Harrow (1962)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Pat Boyette

Writers:

Pat Boyette (written by) and
Henry Garcia (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

An evil, sadistic count lives in a waterfront castle with his insane family members. One day the survivor of a shipwreck washes ashore near the castle and finds himself a captive there. |

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Leprosy | Mute | Torture | Island

Cast

Russ Harvey	...	Aaron Fallon
Helen Hogan	...	Cassandra
William McNulty	...	Count Lorente de Sade
Michele Buquor	...	Ann
Maurice Harris	...	Mantis
Eunice Grey	...	Countess de Sade
Henry Garcia
Don Russell
Leon Schumacher Jr.
Lee Morgan	...	The Captain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Boyette	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Pat Boyette

Writing credits
Pat Boyette		(written by) and
Henry Garcia		(written by)

Produced by
Russ Harvey	....	producer
Fraser MacMillan	....	associate producer
Bobby O'Donnell	....	executive producer
Don Russell	....	producer
Henry Garcia	....	co-executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Pat Boyette

Cinematography by
James C. Houston

Film Editing by
Don Russell

Casting by
Billy Jo Patton

Art Direction by
Don Russell

Makeup Department
Henry Garcia	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Enrique Garcia	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Enrique Garcia	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Eddy Morris	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Barnes	....	lighting technician
Kent Moore	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Rodriguez	....	wardrobe
Maria Rodriquez	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Pat Boyette	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Patrick Aron	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Nan Ruckman	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Herts-Lion International Corp.

Distributors

• Herts-Lion International Corp. (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Filmfax Video (video)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)

Other Companies

• MPS  filmed by

Also Known As:

Dungeons of Horror
The Dungeon of Harrow (USA)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Company:

Herts-Lion International Corp.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the final chase begins, Mantis is bareheaded, but at the end, he has a hat.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Aaron Fallon: How many times have I stood before this symbol of my family's greatness? And now this crest and I are dying together. In another time and another place, I might have brought honor and glory to the Fallon family, but instead I shall leave a legacy of decay and unspeakable horror.

Really bad movie that could've been Great

"Dungeon of Harrow" had a lot of things that could've made this quite a good horror film. Creepy mansion, a torture chamber, a paranoid host, a henchman, a ghoul in the dungeon, etc. But sadly to say this wasn't made very well.

A writer and a skipper get shipwrecked on an island owned by a count in a castle, his slave, and a mute maid. The count becomes more and more suspicious that the two shipwrecked men are pirates (of all things) and gets more inclined to turn on them and subject them, and the mute maid who befriends them, to torture and imprisonment. Sound not-bad right?

Well, not quite. I used to call this one of the worst movies I have ever seen, but now I hesitate. Because it had so much potential it can't really be called "one of the worst." However, seeing all this potential go to waste is a really big hit against this film. All in all, it's not a very good movie.

There is a very Gothic-suspense scene when our hero is chained in the dungeon and is confronted by the insane and leprous rotting bride, adorned in a tattered wedding dress. This was both creepy and disturbing the first time I saw the horror unfold in this scene. Man I wish this was a better movie!

This movie had all the right stuff to make this a moody late-night chiller, but ultimately took all the wrong turns. I suggest someone remake this one.