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Watch: The Oblong Box 1969 123movies, Full Movie Online – In the end of the Nineteenth Century, the aristocrat Edward Markham is disfigured by sorcery in Africa by the natives. His brother Julian Markham brings him back to the Markham Manor in England and keeps him prisoner in the attic. The mad Edward asks his lawyer Trench and his partner to bring the African sorcerer N’Galo in secret to heal him but Julian does not allow any contact with his brother. Trench and N’Galo simulate the death of Edward to remove him from the attic in a coffin. However, body snatchers bring his body to the unscrupulous Dr. Newhartt for his research. Edward offers a large amount to Dr. Newhartt to stay hidden in his house and wears a crimson hood to hide his face. When Edward goes to the town, his mask brings problem to him and he begins a series of murders. When he finally meets N’Galo, he finds why the natives have deformed him and he seeks revenge..
Plot: Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town.
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Curse of the Crimson Hood.

the Oblong Box is directed by Gordon Hessler and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Huntington and Christopher Wicking from the short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Alister Williamson, Uta Levka, Sally Geeson and Peter Arne. Music is by Harry Robertson and cinematography is by John Coquillon.

Aristocrat Julian Markham (Price) keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward (Williamson), locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town.

Edgar Allan Poe’s work had already been mined for consistent rewards, normally with Price in the lead role, unfortunately this one became a step too far (it’s loosely adapted). It was blighted with the original director, Michael Reeves (Witchfinder General), committing suicide during production. In came Hessler, whose subsequent directing CV smacks of a lack of quality, and here it’s a flat production straining to gain any horror momentum.

Thematically there’s interest, with witch doctors, drugs that simulate death, double-crosses and a crimson hooded murderer on the loose. There’s also the whiff of British Colonialism pulsing away in the mix. Sadly the “unmasking” of the killer is a damp squib of poor make up, the twin horror greats of Price and Lee don’t share screen time together, and the finale drifts aimlessly into a nothing worthwhile twist. Not a dead loss as such, but really it’s bottom tier of the Poe horror adaptations. 5/10

_**Vincent Price, Hilary Dwyer, Gothic horror and Voodoo in 19th century London**_

In 1865 England, an aristocrat (Vincent Price) locks his brother (Alister Williamson) in the attic because he was hideously scarred by a Voodoo revenge ritual in Africa. While the Lord woos nubile Elizabeth (Hilary Dwyer) the caged sibling is able to escape with the assistance of his lawyer and a witchdoctor, eventually hiding out with an unscrupulous doctor (Christopher Lee). When the hooded man ventures out of the house horror ensues.

While “The Oblong Box” (1969) utilizes several Edgar Allan Poe themes, it is nothing like Poe’s East Coast sea voyage story from 1844 and simply borrows the title for a tale of Gothic horror in 19th century London. Producers at AIP thought linking Poe to a film would sell more tickets, which is why they dubiously renamed “Witchfinder General” “The Conqueror Worm” for American audiences a year earlier.

Since “Witchfinder” was a surprise hit (for such a low-budget flick) producers hired the same director, Michael Reeves, and three members of the cast for this project (Price, Dwyer and Rupert Davies). Unfortunately, Reeves fell ill during pre-production and was replaced by Gordon Hessler. The young, promising director was found dead of an accidental overdose less than three months later at the age of 25.

The cast is fine, the ambiance of Gothic horror is superlative and the females are appealing (Dwyer, Sally Geeson and Uta Levka). Regrettably, the script is filled with nonsensical bits and vagueness. For instance, how is it that no one at the aged brother’s funeral knew what he actually looked like? If Edward’s disfigurement is the result of a Voodoo ceremony, how does it morph into a contagious disease at the end? Sorry, but weak writing like this doesn’t make for great movies.

Yet I suppose you can sorta put the pieces of the puzzle together if you use your imagination and it’s still worth checking out if you like movies such as Corman & Coppola’s “The Terror” (1963) and the aforementioned “Witchfinder General.” But this is the least of these IMHO.

The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes and was shot at Shepperton Studios, just west of London.

GRADE: B-/C+

“I’ll only do my prowling at night.”
Disfigured in an African ritual, Edward is kept, “protected”, by his brother Julian by being kept chained up in attic. He fakes his death to escape from Julian and another man is killed to take Edward’s place in the “oblong box”. Film looks like a low-key, photographed stageplay, a well-dressed period piece having little to do with Poe’s short story, besides the title box. This is one of those films to watch primarily to enjoy the cast, lush settings and photography, hooded killers, throat-slicings, and a couple of good scares along the way, even if it has little if anything to do with Poe, just don’t get one’s hopes too high up. It does have a good unmasking scene, and genuinely creepy twist-ending, which still stood out in my mind years after I had last seen this film.

Favourite line: “I’ll only do my prowling at night.”

Gothic horror with the great Vincent Price and Christopher Lee, being taken from an Edgar Allan Poe short story
Edgar Allan Poe horror classic tale adapted for the first time, the vintage story of the restless dead and their unspeakable hungers . Dealing with an English aristocrat : Vincent Price attempts to hide his brother , Alister Williamson , in an old tower of his mansion . His brother predictably gets away and rampages throughout countryside and town .While appearing the hero’s bride-to-be : Hilary Dwyer , who is unaware of her betrothed’s wrongdoings . Some things are better left buried ! . Deep beneath the dark ground where vile things crawl among the slime and pale hand twitches and a beatless heart still hungers for revenge ! . The living dead whimpers an unspeakable curse and claws with bony hands to free its evil ! .

Frightening Edgar Allan Poe rendition about the subterranean world of horror that can’t escape the usual clichés of its terror genre as coffins , restless dead , living corpses , scream girls with close-up shots of their widening eyes and grave-robbers in Burke and Hare style , as well as a Doctor Knox-alike: Christopher Lee . This little British terror is nothing to shiver about . There is also brief nudism at a brothel with prostitutes showing lots of cleavage. The always excellent Vincent Price and Christopher Lee giving awesome acting are well accompanied by a good support cast , such as : Hilary Dwyer recently deceased of COVID 19 , Rupert Davies , Peter Arne , Alister Williamson and Sally Geeson , Judy Geeson’s sister .

Produced by AIT American International Pictures and shot in Shepperton studios . Being professionally directed by Gordon Hessler , though it has some shortcomings , flaws and gaps. Hessler often uses an eye-opening climax that was to become his trademark . Gordon Hessler directed lots of films in all kinds of genres with penchant for horror , as he made the following ones : “Scream and scream again” , “Cry of Banshee” , “Murders in the Rue Morgue” , “Embassy” , “Medusa”, “Betrayal” , “Puzzle” , “Escape from Diablo” , “Pray for death” , “Rage for honor” , “Golden voyage of Sinbad” , “The Misfit Brigade”, “Out on Bail”, “Tales of the unexpected” , “Journey of honor” , among others . Rating : 6/10 . The picture will appeal to Vincent Price and Christopher Lee fans .

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 36 min (96 min), 1 hr 31 min (91 min) (UK)
Budget 175000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror
Director Gordon Hessler
Writer Edgar Allan Poe, Lawrence Huntington, Christopher Wicking
Actors Vincent Price, Alister Williamson, Christopher Lee
Country United Kingdom
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Berkey-Pathé (US prints), Rank Film Laboratories, Denham, UK
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm