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Richard Vernon has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1980s.
House of Usher
1960
Horror · Drama
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
Dir. Joseph Losey · With Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.
Dir. Alan J.W. Bell · With Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Dir. Blake Edwards · With Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Leonard Rossiter
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.
Dir. Roger Corman · With Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love, but they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.
Dir. Trevor Nunn · With Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.
Dir. Alan Gibson · With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles
