‘Horrors Of The Black Museum’ with the late Michael Gough – who plays Edmund Bancroft, an eccentric writer and amateur crime expert, who irritates local police baffled at a spate of brutal and sensationalistic crimes, apparently without motive. He does know a lot more than the police suspect, and his meek protege Rick (Graham Curnow) is also involved.

Shirley Anne Field was in this one – saw her a couple of years ago in a thriller at the Theatre locally when she took part in a UK tour.

This Film was originally released in “Hypnovista” but the reason to watch it today is Michael Gough’s larger than life performance, and his inventive and imaginative murder methods. Very macabre.

The promotion announced that this film was released in “Hypnovista” which gives an idea of the story – it also gives an idea of the feeble attempts that were made to attract the paying customer to be persuaded that they must see this film.

A frustrated thriller writer wants accurate crimes for his next book so he hypnotises his assistant to make him commit the required crimes.

In “Hypnovista”

In “Hypnovista”

Scenes from the Film ABOVE – The Film was made in Colour

Diana Dors was – as usual – very good in this 1958 film drama about prostitution in London.  She had only gone into the business to earn enough money for plastic surgery to save her younger sister’s face from a previous acid attack by her vicious pimp (played by Herbert Lom) when her sister had previously refused to enter into the life.

However a hero comes on the scene in the shape of a London taxi driver – a Canadian war veteran played by Eddie Constantine and his Taxi Driver pals.

Herbert Lom continues his dirty dealings to attempt to implicate Eddie Constantine in ill deeds

Above – Diana Dors – a VERY good actress indeed