Shanks
A new concept in the macabre in which the Good come out of the grave and the Evil are sent to fill the vacancy.
1974 · 1h 33m · PG
Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
William Castle
Overview
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.
Director and cast
- William Castle Director
- Marcel Marceau as Malcolm Shanks / Old Walker
- Tsilla Chelton as Mrs. Barton
- Philippe Clay as Mr. Barton
- Cindy Eilbacher as Celia
- Biff Manard as Goliath
- Helena Kallianiotes as Mata Hari
- Larry Bishop as Motorcycle Gang Member
- Don Calfa as Motorcycle Gang Member
- Phil Adams Cast
- Read Morgan Cast
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