![]() ![]() ![]() But his face is not the only thing twisted.Īs with other William Castle films, the movie's main marketing gimmick was the audience's chance to decide the title character's fate by "penalty poll", the outcome of which supposedly affected the film's ending. When he reaches his destination he finds the reason for him to be there the Baron's face has been paralyzed into a horrifying rictus grin for many years, and he wants Richard's help. Set in the year 1880, the film follows Sir Robert Cargrave (Ronald Lewis), a renowned surgeon specializing in paralysis, who receives a letter from his past love Maude (Audrey Dalton) and is invited to the mansion of her husband, Baron Sardonicus (Rolfe), in the fictional country of Gorslava. It is based on the short story "Sardonicus" by Ray Russell. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film directed by William Castle and starring Guy Rolfe in the title role. ![]()
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