Mr. Sardonicus

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Mr. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by William Castle, based on the short story "Sardonicus" by Ray Russell, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Oscar Homolka, Vladimir Sokoloff, Guy Rolfe and Audrey Dalton. It tells the story of Baron Sardonicus, a man whose face becomes frozen in a horrifying grin while robbing his father Henryk Toleslawski's grave to obtain a winning lottery ticket. Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to produce. Mr. Sardonicus was theatrically released by Columbia on October 18, 1961. It played on a double feature with Valley of the Dragons (1961) beginning on October 25, 1961.

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