Curse of the Crimson Altar

April. 14,1970      R
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.

Christopher Lee as  J.D. Morley
Boris Karloff as  Professor John Marsh
Mark Eden as  Robert Manning
Virginia Wetherell as  Eve Morley
Barbara Steele as  Lavinia Morley
Michael Gough as  Elder
Roger Avon as  Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)
Ron Pember as  Petrol Attendant (uncredited)
Rupert Davies as  The Vicar (uncredited)
Nita Lorraine as  Woman with whip (uncredited)

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