Circus Of Horrors. 1960.
A plastic surgeon wanted by police flees to France and takes over a run down circus. After 10 years of success the main attraction of the troupe begin to die in mysterious circumstances.
Anton Diffring shows he can be a charismatic and sadistic leading actor in this little number that was made outside the Hammer Horror films which surprises me hat they never snatched it up. Jane Hylton and Kenneth Griffith play the siblings and assistants to the mad doctor. Donald Pleasance is in this for about 12 minutes tops as the original circus owner, although he has a small screen time he is very energetic with his character. I will admit the direction is good and the acting but the deaths are done mostly off screen and we do see the aftermath. One that I thought was dull and boring has now grown on me a lot over the years.
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