Summary
The Climax is an American horror film first released in 1944,
directed by George Waggner.
The film stars Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard and Thomas Gomez.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: George Waggner
- Script: Edward Locke, Curt Siodmak, Lynn Starling, George Waggner
- Photo: W. Howard Greene, Hal Mohr
- Music: Edward Ward
- Cast: Boris Karloff (Dr. Friedrich Hohner), Susanna Foster (Angela Klatt), Turhan Bey (Franz Munzer), Gale Sondergaard (Luise), Thomas Gomez (Count Seebruck), June Vincent (Marcellina), George Dolenz (Amato Roselli), Ludwig Stössel (Carl Baumann), Jane Farrar (Jarmila Vadek), Ernö Verebes (Brunn), Lotte Stein (Mama Hinzl), Scotty Beckett (The King), William Edmunds (Leon – theater concierge), Maxwell Hayes (Count Romburg – King’s aide), Dorothy Lawrence (Miss Metzger), Ernie Adams (Man in Audience Next to Franz), Gertrude Astor (Woman in Audience Behind Franz), Polly Bailey (Cleaning Woman), Anne Cornwall (Undetermined Role), Maurice Costello (Undetermined Role), Grace Cunard (Backstage Maid), William Desmond (Backstage Technician), Francis Ford (Backstage Attendant), Helen Gibson (Undetermined Role), Stuart Holmes (King’s Consul), Harry Mayo (Undetermined Role), Eddie Polo (Stagehand), Barry Regan (Undetermined Role), Jack Richardson (Musical Conductor)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 86 min
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