The Awful Dr. Orloff

The Awful Dr. Orloff Spanish Gritos en la noche is a 1962 SpanishFrench horror film directed by Jess Franco. It stars Howard Vernon as the mad Dr. Orloff or sometimes Orlof who wants to repair his disfigured daughters face with skin grafts from others, with the aid of a slavish blind henchman named Morpho. The film is considered to be the earliest Spanish horror film. Howard Vernon continued to appear in a number of Francos horror films up until his death. Franco would later feature a number of blind or disfigured henchmen named Morpho in many of his later horror films, such as Vampyos Lesbos and Revenge in the House of Usher.

The Awful Dr. Orloff premiered in Madrid, Spain in May 1962 under the title of Gritos en la noche, which translates into Screams in the Night in English. It premiered in Paris in May 1963 under the title of Lhorrible Dr. Orloff, and was released in the UK as The Demon Doctor later the same year. In the US it was released in 1964, on the second half of a double bill with The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 1962. A sequel to the film, titled El Secreto del Dr. Orloff also directed by Franco, was released in 1964.The film received a negative reception from critics on its initial release.In 1964, a review in the New York Times for both The Horrible Dr. Hichcock and The Awful Dr. Orloff stated For once, the adjectives in the titles were not only descriptive but also accurate. ........

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