Black Castle, The

VHS, 82 minutes, MCA / UNIVERSAL

A forbidding castle in the Black Forest holds untold dangers for Sir Ronald Burton (Richar Greene) when he's invited there for a hunt by the cruel Count von Bruno (Stephen McNally). Burton, searching for evidence that the count murdered two of his friends, becomes ensnared in a cat-and-mouse game that turns deadly when he falls in love with the count's wife, Elga (Paula Corday). Only the castle physician, Dr. Meissen (Boris Karloff), may have the power to free the lovers, but his method could put them in even greater jeopardy. There's plenty to thrill and chill in this classic tale of revenge. The count's a first-class villain, and Burton's a dashing hero. There's swordplay, a dank dungeon, hungry alligators, a battle with a snarling leopard--and of course, Karloff and Chaney, giving their all to memorable characterizations.