Castle Sinister

Castle Sinister

1948 · 49 min · ★ 3.4 · Horror, Thriller

During the War, a British agent travels to the remote Glennye Castle in the wilds of Scotland to investigate a mysterious murder by a masked phantom. Who or what is the phantom? And how are the Germans involved?

Directed by Oscar Burn · Written by Mary Cathcart Borer

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