Curse of the Fly, The
Date: 1965
Director: Don Sharp
Production Company: Lippert Films
Stars: Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray
Location(s): Surrey (Studio)
Region(s): South East E-L
Storyline:
A scientist keeps teleportation experiments hidden from his new wife who has secrets of her own.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
The third of the original ‘Fly’ film trilogy which, unlike the first two, was shot in the United Kingdom.
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The film opens with a night time view of the Fournier Mental Hospital where an upper floor window is shattered as the titles start.
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Climbing through the window, Patricia Stanley (Carole Gray) closes the gate behind her as she escapes onto the road where Martin Delambre finds her.
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Entering a garden, Martin Delambre (George Baker) searches for suitable clothing for the half naked woman.
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As they begin to fall in love, Martin and Patrica enjoy a picnic together before the scientist falls ill when they return to his car.
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Madame Fournier reports Patricia's disappearance to the Montreal Police as Martin drives her to the family home.
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Martin gets out of the car and walks to open the passenger door for his new wife before the couple go inside where she meets his father's assistants Tai and Wan.
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When Inspector Ronet and Madame Fournier arrive at the gates, Martin leaves the house to speak with them and learns that his wife was being treated for mental illness.
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Patricia walks through the grounds as the Inspector and Madame Fournier talk with Martin and his father inside.
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Running from the front of the house when Inspector Ronet and Madame Fournier appear, Patricia finds herself in a secluded yard where she discovers three locked doors.
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Horrified by what she sees behind the doors, Patricia hurries from the yard into Martin's arms.
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Woken by a piano being played downstairs, Patricia leaves her bedroom to investigate.
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Martin carries Patricia back to the house after she runs away from the disfigured Judith Delambre, her husband's first wife.
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As teleportation experiments go terribly wrong inside the house, Inspector Ronet arrives at a side door.
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The rapidly ageing Martin drags Patricia towards his station wagon.
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After Patricia escapes, Inspector Ronet examines the car where he finds the skeletal remains of Martin Delambre.