204 Mr Sardonicus ( 1961 )

Another  William  Castle  effort  but  this  is  actually  a  rather  splendid  Gothic  horror  story  with  a  sharp  script  that's  only  spoiled  by  Castle's  unwarranted  intrusion  at  the  very  end  with  his  "punishment  poll"

Sir Robert  Cargrave  ( Ronald  Lewis )  is  a  prominent  specialist  in  muscular  complaints. He  is  summoned  to  a  baronial  castle  by  his   lost  love  Maude who  has  contracted  a  loveless  marriage  to  its  wealthy owner  Baron  Sardonicus. The  Baron, it  transpires, is  actually  a  peasant  farmer  called  Marek  who  had  to  disturb  his  father's  grave  to  retrieve  a  winning  lottery  ticket  and  whose  jaws  have  locked  into  the  same  rictus  grin  ever  since. The Baron  relieves  his  torment  by  exercises  in  sadism,  aided  by  sinister  servant  Krall  ( Oscar  Homolka, Michael  Caine's  Russian  nemesis  in  the  Harry  Palmer  films ).

Audrey  Dalton ( as  Maude )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

This  was  Audrey's  last  horror outing.

Erikah  Peters  ( as  Elenka  )

Sex : No

Death :  Suicide  but  we  only  have  the  Baron's  word  for  that

Erika  was  a  German  actress  who'd  appeared  wuth  Elvis  in  GI Blues. She  retired  in  the  mid-sixties  and  is  now  81.

Lorna  Hanson  ( as  Anna )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

This  was  the  second  and  final  film  of  Lorna's  career  and  she  didn't  do  any  TV.