Circus of Horrors

London: Lynx Films / American International Pictures, 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the 1960 British film, showing actors Vanda Hudson and Jack Carson.

A deranged plastic surgeon becomes the owner of a traveling circus, specializing in a "Temple of Beauty," transforming disfigured women into the glamorous stars of his show. Their beauty, however, comes at a price, and any attempts to leave the circus end in their gory demise. The third film in what critic David Price called production comany Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy," preceded by "Horrors of the Black Museum" and "Peeping Tom" the previous year.

Set in England and France, shot on location in England.

10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall.

[Book #152388]