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Circus of Horrors

"Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!"

1960-04-01 Horror 1hr 28m

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

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Storyline

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

  • Released
    1960-04-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 28m
  • Genre
    Horror, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6
  • Production
    Lynx Films Ltd.

Crew

Sidney Hayers
Director
George Baxt
Screenplay
Leslie Parkyn
Producer
Keywords:
circus plastic surgeon

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Cast

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring
Dr. Schuler
Erika Remberg

Erika Remberg
Elissa Caro
Yvonne Monlaur

Yvonne Monlaur
Nicole Vanet
Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence
Vanet
Jane Hylton

Jane Hylton
Angela
Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith
Martin
Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips
Inspector Arthur Ames
Jack Gwillim

Jack Gwillim
Supt. Andrews
Vanda Hudson

Vanda Hudson
Magda von Meck
Yvonne Romain

Yvonne Romain
Melina
Colette Wilde

Colette Wilde
Evelyn Morley
William Mervyn

William Mervyn
Dr. Morley
Peter Swanwick

Peter Swanwick
Inspector Knopf
Carla Challoner

Carla Challoner
Nicole (as a Child)
Kenny Baker

Kenny Baker
Dwarf
Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell
Baron Von Gruber
Kenneth J. Warren

Kenneth J. Warren
First Roustabout
Jack Carson

Jack Carson
Chief Eagle Eye
Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason
Roustabout (uncredited)
Arthur Dibbs

Arthur Dibbs
Circus Audience Member (uncredited)

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Reviews for Circus of Horrors
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A Review by Wuchak 7

Written by Wuchak on 2020-03-24

***Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders*** A couple years after WW2 an English ... read more

***Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders*** A couple years after WW2 an English plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) flees to France with his two cronies (Kenneth Griffith & Jane Hylton) and ends up going into the circus business. A dozen years later he has a successful traveling show that’s notorious as The Jinxed Circus, which draws the suspicions of an inspector (Conrad Phillips). “Circus of Horrors” (1960) is like a thriller comic book version of “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952). It’s similar to “Circus of Fear,” aka “Psycho-Circus” (1966), which reportedly borrowed some of its circus footage, but this one’s more entertaining. While some of the animals featured are real (lions, horses and a bear) others are glaringly fake (a gorilla and a bear). The story is decidedly comic booky, but the film’s luridly compelling entertainment and recommended for fans of circus flicks and Hammer-esque horror. On the female front it scores off the charts with Colette Wilde (Evelyn), Vanda Hudson (Magda), Yvonne Monlaur (Nicole), Erika Remberg (Elissa) and Yvonne Romain (Melina), all featured in alluring apparel. Donald Pleasence (with hair) even shows up for a bit part. The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in the London area. GRADE: B-/B

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A Review by Wuchak

***Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders*** A couple years after WW2 an English plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) flees to France with his two cronies (Kenneth Griffith & Jane Hylto...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 7

Written by Wuchak on 2020-03-24

***Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders*** A couple years after WW2 an English plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) flees to France with his tw...

read more