The Awful Dr. Orloff

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The Awful Dr. Orloff ★ Gritos en la Noche; The Demon Doctor 1962

Set in a bygone era, Dr. Orloff (Vernon) is a retired prison physician who needs unblemished skin to remedy the horrible disfigurement of his daughter Melissa (Lorys), ravaged by fire. He abducts promising young women candidates with the help of his blind zombie henchman Morpho (Valle), who simply cannot be trusted with a scalpel. After several surgical mishaps, they kidnap the perfect specimen, a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Melissa. Unfortunately, she is engaged to suspicious police Inspector Tanner (San Martin). French version with English subtitles that includes more explicit gore is also available. 86m/B VHS, DVD . SP FR Howard Vernon, Diana Lorys, Frank Wolff, Riccardo Valle, Conrado San Martin, Perla Cristal, Maria Silva, Mara Laso; D: Jess (Jesus) Franco; W: Jess (Jesus) Franco; C: Godofredo Pacheco; M: Jose Pagan, Antonio Ramirez Angel.

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