Long before he was a Hollywood icon, Jack Nicholson was a hungry actor willing to do anything short of porn to get the experience and exposure he needed to get his foot in the show business door. This 1963 Roger Corman horror quickie is a perfect example. Shot on leftover film sets from other productions (and released theatrically under a number of different titles), this macabre tale tells the story of a French army officer (an accent-less Nicholson) who uncovers a weird mystery at a creepy castle ruled over by an even creepier baron (Boris Karloff). It’s not much of a story, but it’s still a hoot to watch a young Nicholson in action.
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