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The daughter of a psychotic magician must stay in his mansion for seven nights in order to inherit his fortune.The daughter of a psychotic magician must stay in his mansion for seven nights in order to inherit his fortune.The daughter of a psychotic magician must stay in his mansion for seven nights in order to inherit his fortune.
Leon Alton
- Theatre Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
- Theatre Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
- Theatre Audience Member
- (uncredited)
William Conrad
- Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors
- (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
- Big Mike
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Theatre Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Ayllene Gibbons
- Mourner at Funeral
- (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
- Mourner at Funeral
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
- Mourner at Funeral
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe amusement park where Stevens and Jones spend an afternoon was Pacific Ocean Park, elements of which still exist today as part of Southern California's Santa Monica Pier.
- GoofsWhen Connie Stevens first enters her father's house, the shadow of the camera can be seen to her left on the wall.
- Quotes
Val Henderson: [wearing a mask of Duke's face] Welcome to the Twilight Zone!
- Crazy creditsThere is only a simple title card for the opening credits, and even that does not appear until almost six minutes into the film.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Biography: Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself (2000)
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Losing your head.
"Two on a Guillotine" is an effective little BW chiller when aiming for the scares, but when that's not the case it becomes ponderous (the budding romance between the leads) and it in end too long-winded when it finally reach it very foreseeable conclusion. Still it's entertainingly solid with able performances by the ever delightful Connie Stevens and a charming Dean Jones. They work off each other rather well and the script stays compelling within its mystery building or trivial exchanges. Some slow spots, but never that distracting.
In order to inherit her recently deceased father's fortune, his only daughter (who hadn't seen her father in years after an incident during a magic trick featuring her mother in a guillotine) must stay seven nights in his mansion. If not, the fortune is split between his carer and manager. Things soon get weird, but it hard to tell if it's just games or the house is really haunted. Although he did promise to return from the dead.
The plot is a typical haunted house mystery (as nothing seems quite like what it is), but it's well presented and exemplary photographed. Director William Conrad mixes successfully the playful elements (an acceptable light-hearted funny bone) with the creepy moments (where it can draw some intensity). Cesar Romero is quite good as the illusionist too.
An earnest little spook drama.
In order to inherit her recently deceased father's fortune, his only daughter (who hadn't seen her father in years after an incident during a magic trick featuring her mother in a guillotine) must stay seven nights in his mansion. If not, the fortune is split between his carer and manager. Things soon get weird, but it hard to tell if it's just games or the house is really haunted. Although he did promise to return from the dead.
The plot is a typical haunted house mystery (as nothing seems quite like what it is), but it's well presented and exemplary photographed. Director William Conrad mixes successfully the playful elements (an acceptable light-hearted funny bone) with the creepy moments (where it can draw some intensity). Cesar Romero is quite good as the illusionist too.
An earnest little spook drama.
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- Nov 3, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Das Testament des Magiers
- Filming locations
- Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California, USA(amusement park)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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