Monday, October 26, 2009

The Hellfire Club (1961)

Directed by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Dark Sky Films)

Adventure yarn set in late 1700s London. Keith Michell plays a peasant who through a series of fights, disguises, prison terms, women and other plot contrivances tries to claim his rightful inheritance from his cousin. The Hellfire Club is seldom seen, but we do get a glimpse of the infamous orgies, dancing girls and satanic rituals that take place in hidden caves. Peter Cushing has a minor role as a lawyer. The film would have been better had it placed more emphasis on both the club and Cushing.

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