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Mansion | Secret Passage
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Box Office Collection 2,616,000 USD
Roger Corman decided to do an H.P. Lovecraft story as a break from his Edgar Allan Poe series while keeping the elements that made it successful. American-International took no chances. It gave the film a Poe title and marketed it as another in the series.
The last theatrical film appearance of Debra Paget.
The footage scene of the castle interior is similar to a scene in The Raven (1963) which was also directed by Roger Corman. Also the shots of the castle from the outside under thunder and lightning and waves breaking off rocks appear in both movies.
Despite appearances, Lon Chaney Jr. was not that much older than Vincent Price. They were born only five years apart, Chaney in 1906 and Price in 1911. Chaney's much older appearance is partially due to makeup, but also due to poor health and rough living. Chaney would pass away ten years after this film, while Price lived another thirty.
Despite the great popularity of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe films in the UK market, this one took nearly three years to get a British release, not appearing until after the eight-film series had been completed. It was shown in Britain in a double-bill with "Die, Monster, Die!", a subsequent H.P. Lovecraft adaptation for AIP made in England.
"Simon Orne: Joseph, have you not gorged yourself enough on revenge? Charles Dexter Ward: You do not know the extent of my appetite, Simon. I'll not have my fill of revenge until this village is a graveyard. Until they have felt, as I did, the kiss of fire on their soft bare flesh. All of them. Have patience my friends. Surely, after all these years, I'm entitled to a few small amusements."
"Edgar Weeden: Have you anything to say, warlock? Charles Dexter Ward: Only this... As surely as the village of Arkham has risen up against me, so shall I rise from the dead... against the village of Arkham. Each one of you! Ezra Weeden, Micah Smith, Benjamin West, Priam Willet, Gideon Leach, all of you and your children and your children's children shall have just cause to regret the actions of this night. For from this night onward, you shall bear my curse. Edgar Weeden: Burn the devil... ¡Burn him! Charles Dexter Ward: ¡¡¡AHHHHH!"
