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|caption = ''Original German Poster'' | |caption = ''Original German Poster'' | ||
|country =[[File:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany | |country =[[File:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany | ||
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|date=1968 | |date=1968 | ||
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|actor2=Karin Baal | |actor2=Karin Baal | ||
|character3=Lady Agathy Beverton | |character3=Lady Agathy Beverton | ||
− | |actor3=Agnes Windeck | + | |actor3=[[Agnes Windeck]] |
|character4=Lord Henry Beverton | |character4=Lord Henry Beverton | ||
|actor4=Tilo von Berlepsch | |actor4=Tilo von Berlepsch | ||
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|actor8=[[Siegfried Schürenberg]] | |actor8=[[Siegfried Schürenberg]] | ||
|character9=Donald Fairbanks | |character9=Donald Fairbanks | ||
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|character10=Dorothy Cornick | |character10=Dorothy Cornick | ||
|actor10=[[Uta Levka]] | |actor10=[[Uta Levka]] | ||
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− | '''''The Horror of Blackwood Castle''''' (''Der Hund von Blackwood Castle'' ("The Hound of Blackwood Castle") is a 1968 German detective movie directed by Alfred Vohrer. Despite the film is listed in Edgar Wallace film series, it isn't based on any Wallace's work but rather draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (disambiguation)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. Young Jane Wilson (Karin Baal) appears at Blackwood Castle that belonged to her recently deceased father, Captain Wilson. In short time, several people, connected to the castle, are killed, some of those were attacked by a horrible dog with poison teeth. The plot leads to the precious jewels that disappeared on Captain Wilson's ship years ago. Sir John ([[Siegfried Schürenberg]]), the head of Scotland Yard, decides to held the investigation personally. | + | '''''The Horror of Blackwood Castle''''' (''Der Hund von Blackwood Castle'' ("The Hound of Blackwood Castle") is a 1968 German detective movie directed by [[Alfred Vohrer]]. Despite the film is listed in Edgar Wallace film series, it isn't based on any Wallace's work but rather draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (disambiguation)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. Young Jane Wilson (Karin Baal) appears at Blackwood Castle that belonged to her recently deceased father, Captain Wilson. In short time, several people, connected to the castle, are killed, some of those were attacked by a horrible dog with poison teeth. The plot leads to the precious jewels that disappeared on Captain Wilson's ship years ago. Sir John ([[Siegfried Schürenberg]]), the head of Scotland Yard, decides to held the investigation personally. |
The film is the 25st installment in the Rialto Film studio Edgar Wallace film series (1959-1972). | The film is the 25st installment in the Rialto Film studio Edgar Wallace film series (1959-1972). | ||
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== Astra 600 == | == Astra 600 == | ||
− | For the second and final time in the series (after ''[[The Hunchback of Soho (Der Bucklige von Soho)|The Hunchback of Soho]]''), Sir John ([[Siegfried Schürenberg]]) carries a gun. His pistol is an [[Astra 600]]. In the final scene Connery ([[Heinz Drache]]) disarms Sir John and holds his pistol. In one scene Donald Fairbanks' (Horst Tappert) [[Browning Hi-Power]] switches to an Astra 600 due to a continuity error. | + | For the second and final time in the series (after ''[[The Hunchback of Soho (Der Bucklige von Soho)|The Hunchback of Soho]]''), Sir John ([[Siegfried Schürenberg]]) carries a gun. His pistol is an [[Astra 600]]. In the final scene Connery ([[Heinz Drache]]) disarms Sir John and holds his pistol. In one scene Donald Fairbanks' ([[Horst Tappert]]) [[Browning Hi-Power]] switches to an Astra 600 due to a continuity error. |
[[Image:Astra600.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Astra600.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[File:DHvBC-Astra-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sir John's secretary Miss Mabel Finley (Ilse Pagé) readies her boss' pistol.]] | [[File:DHvBC-Astra-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sir John's secretary Miss Mabel Finley (Ilse Pagé) readies her boss' pistol.]] | ||
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== Browning Hi-Power == | == Browning Hi-Power == | ||
− | Donald Fairbanks (Horst Tappert) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] throughout the film. | + | Donald Fairbanks ([[Horst Tappert]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] throughout the film. |
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:DHvBC-HiPower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fairbanks draws his pistol in the night scene of the moors (Had he ever read: ''I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted''?)]] | [[File:DHvBC-HiPower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fairbanks draws his pistol in the night scene of the moors (Had he ever read: ''I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted''?)]] | ||
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The Horror of Blackwood Castle (Der Hund von Blackwood Castle ("The Hound of Blackwood Castle") is a 1968 German detective movie directed by Alfred Vohrer. Despite the film is listed in Edgar Wallace film series, it isn't based on any Wallace's work but rather draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Young Jane Wilson (Karin Baal) appears at Blackwood Castle that belonged to her recently deceased father, Captain Wilson. In short time, several people, connected to the castle, are killed, some of those were attacked by a horrible dog with poison teeth. The plot leads to the precious jewels that disappeared on Captain Wilson's ship years ago. Sir John (Siegfried Schürenberg), the head of Scotland Yard, decides to held the investigation personally.
The film is the 25st installment in the Rialto Film studio Edgar Wallace film series (1959-1972).
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
The following weapons were used in the film The Horror of Blackwood Castle (Der Hund von Blackwood Castle):
Handguns
Arminius HW-1
Arminius HW-1 revolvers seen in hands of Humphrey Connery (Heinz Drache), Captain Allan Thurnby Wilson (Otto Stern), and Wilson's servant Grimsby (Arthur Binder).
Astra 600
For the second and final time in the series (after The Hunchback of Soho), Sir John (Siegfried Schürenberg) carries a gun. His pistol is an Astra 600. In the final scene Connery (Heinz Drache) disarms Sir John and holds his pistol. In one scene Donald Fairbanks' (Horst Tappert) Browning Hi-Power switches to an Astra 600 due to a continuity error.
Browning Hi-Power
Donald Fairbanks (Horst Tappert) carries a Browning Hi-Power throughout the film.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Connery (Heinz Drache) carries a Double Barreled Shotgun in several scenes.