The Sinister Monk Page #2

Synopsis: A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Year:
1965
87 min
24 Views


- Thank you, My Lady.

Thanks for inviting me. Uncle Richard

asked me to stay with him, too.

But I decided I'd rather be here.

- I'm happy you did, Gwendolin!

But you let me help with the housework?

- Certainly! But the main thing...

is for you to feel at home.

- Thank you.

That's my niece Gwendolin. She's my guest

but wants to help with the housework.

Later on you'll get to know each other.

- How do you do? - Hello!

Would you show me

where my room is, now?

Oh, excuse me, Lady Patricia.

Hello.

I was just going to get some food

for my pigeons out of the garage.

This is Mr. Short. He rents some rooms up

in the top of the tower. He's an artist.

You're too kind. But you must excuse me.

My little pigeons are getting impatient.

So she's going to clean the house for us.

- She looks very nice to me,

and very pretty.

- She's the daughter of a convict!

Well, how do you know that?

- I know it, that's all.

You can't know how wonderful it is to look

out of my window and see trees and grass.

That's your room. The 2nd door.

- How's Uncle William and Uncle Richard?

Oh, they're quite well.

Well, now who is that?

- Your cousin Ronny.

I'm delighted, Cousin! Delighted and

enchanted by so much charm and beauty.

And so on, and so on!

I remember you when you were that high.

Things have changed.

For us both.

Come on. Here's your room.

I hope you like it.

Ronny!

I must speak to you!

I know you, Ronny.

And I know what you're up to!

You feel sorry for her, you mean?

I do, too. How solid do you think this is?

Ronny!

Don't think you can get away with it.

I'm not going to cover up for you again.

Aren't you?

- No!

Just remember

that I intend to marry her.

Excuse me. Sorry!

Come in!

Your luggage!

Thank you, Mr. Smith.

- They all call me "Smitty".

And if you would too, I'd be honored.

- Thank you, Smitty!

May I help you with anything?

- Would you please open the big suitcase?

With pleasure.

There you are.

- Thank you.

Who's that?

- My father.

Your father?

It's funny... For some reason, I could

almost swear that I've seen him somewhere.

It was many years ago, though.

- It's very likely.

His picture was in all the papers.

- That's right! I remember it now.

He was indicted for murder and later

convicted and sent to prison for life.

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

But he's still my father.

And I... I am still

your faithful servant.

Thank you, Smitty.

Yes? Who is it?

Have you been at my door, Mr. Short?

- No, I wouldn't do such a thing!

The door handle was moving.

- Maybe it was the ghost of Darkwood Hall.

The Monk.

- Monk? What monk?

In the old days,

this castle was a monastery.

Many people have seen the ghost

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Edgar Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at age 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London, and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as The Windsor Magazine and later published collections such as Sanders of the River (1911). He signed with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921 and became an internationally recognised author. After an unsuccessful bid to stand as Liberal MP for Blackpool (as one of David Lloyd George's Independent Liberals) in the 1931 general election, Wallace moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a script writer for RKO studios. He died suddenly from undiagnosed diabetes, during the initial drafting of King Kong (1933). Wallace was such a prolific writer that one of his publishers claimed that a quarter of all books in England were written by him. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories, and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. He is remembered for the creation of King Kong, as a writer of 'the colonial imagination', for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, and for The Green Archer serial. He sold over 50 million copies of his combined works in various editions, and The Economist describes him as "one of the most prolific thriller writers of [the 20th] century", although few of his books are still in print in the UK. more…

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