Movie Review: Diary of a Madman (1963)
Synopsis: In 1886, Paris Magistrate Simon Cordier gives audience to a murderer he has sentenced to be executed. When the prisoner, Louis Girot, claims the murders were the result of an unseen entity controlling his body, Cordier doesn't believe him. However, when Cordier accidentally kills Girot in self-defense, he begins hearing a strange, disembodied, voice that eventually compels him to commit murder himself. Who's in it? The movie stars Vincent Price , Nancy Kovack , Chris Warfield , Elaine Devry and Ian Wolfe. Review: I came across this movie a few days ago and, mostly because I am a Vincent Price fan, I decided to add it to my library. I had an opportunity to watch the film yesterday evening, while waiting for my daughter to get done at the ice rink and the movie more than met my expectations. One thing I found I liked about this movie was the way the "Horla" is portrayed. The movie does a fairly decent job of creating doubt about the unseen entity's pre...