Revenge of the Dead
About Revenge of the Dead
Kelton the cop looks into reports from the Old Willow place. A man who calls himself Dr. Acula is running rites meant to raise the dead. Criswell frames the story. Tor Johnson returns as Lobo. The picture is Ed Wood's Night of the Ghouls, held by the lab and issued in 1984 as Revenge of the Dead.
Cast & crew
More about Revenge of the Dead
Ed Wood wrote and directed it. It was shot between April and May 1958. William C. Thompson photographed it. Tom Mason produced with Wood. A preview played in 1959 at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles. The lab kept the negative for unpaid bills. In the 1980s Wade Williams paid the lab and put it on VHS in 1984. It runs 69 minutes. Paul Marco again plays Kelton, from Bride of the Monster. Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, and Valda Hansen are billed. A Commons file uses the title Night of the Ghouls.
Themes
Look
William C. Thompson photographed the Old Willow sequences and the rites.
Music
Jack Beaver is the credited composer.
Preservation
The lab held the negative until Wade Williams paid the bill in the 1980s. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons as Night of the Ghouls.
Notes
- Johnny Carpenter plays Captain Robbins. Harvey B. Dunn had played that part in Bride of the Monster.
- Criswell plays himself in the frame.
- Wood planned a re-edit after the 1959 preview and could not get the film out of the lab.
- Jack Beaver is the credited composer.
Scenes
- Dr. Acula starts the rite at the Old Willow place while Kelton investigates.
Influenced by
- Bride of the Monster
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Night of the Ghouls)
