The Maze (1953)
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Directors
William Cameron Menzies
Cast
Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate
The story
A Scotsman, Gerald MacTeam (Richard Carlson), abruptly breaks off his engagement to beautiful Kitty (Veronica Hurst) after receiving word of his uncle's death. He inherits a mysterious castle in the Scottish highlands and moves there to live with the castle servants. Kitty refuses to accept the broken engagement and travels there with her aunt (Katherine Emery).
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Horror, horror film, science fiction film
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