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Macabre

1958·Horror·1h 12m
7.0
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After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find and rescue her.
Directed by William Castle
daughter
race against time
mother
based on novel or book
nurse
greed
investigation
father
buried alive
sister
child in peril
murder
inheritance
doctor
corpse
housekeeper
anonymous telephone call
mortuary
blindness
graveyard
small town sheriff
child kidnapping
corpse in coffin
missing daughter
philanderer
search for daughter
loss of family
family vault
suspicious doctor
mystery villain
small town america
twist ending
daughter of wealthy man
negligent doctor
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Cast

William Prince
William Prince
Dr. Rodney Barrett
Jacqueline Scott
Jacqueline Scott
Nurse Polly Baron
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Sheriff Jim Tyloe
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
Miss Kushins
Philip Tonge
Philip Tonge
Jode Wetherby
Susan Morrow
Susan Morrow
Sylvia Stevenson
Christine White
Christine White
Nancy Wetherby
Robert Colbert
Robert Colbert
Nick, chauffeur
Dorothy Morris
Dorothy Morris
Alice Wetherby Barrett

Crew

William Castle
William Castle
Director
Les Baxter
Les Baxter
Original Music Composer
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Producer
William Castle
William Castle
Producer

Popular Reviews

9 reviews
Faith
Faith
8.0★ · 12/28/25
Macabre
50s suburbia drama final boss
50s suburbia drama final boss
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Kyle
Kyle
7.0★ · 11/03/25
Macabre
A friend is a wonderful thing to have ❤️
A friend is a wonderful thing to have ❤️
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Amanda Kiffer
Amanda Kiffer
5.3★ · 10/10/25
Macabre
This is the cockiest movie I’ve ever seen in my life, holy shit
This is the cockiest movie I’ve ever seen in my life, holy shit
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ana
ana
4.0★ · 10/09/25
Macabre
guys i was so bored 💔
guys i was so bored 💔
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Maranda
Maranda
6.0★ · 06/12/24
Macabre
Not my favorite Castle movie but ya can’t win em all!
Not my favorite Castle movie but ya can’t win em all!
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