The Grim Reaper, 1961 Boris Karloff Thriller

Celebrity author Beatrice Graves purchases a cursed painting of the Grim Reaper; her nephew Paul warns her that most of its previous owners have died violently but she scoffs-until blood appears on the Reaper's blade.Show more

Directed by
Herschel Daugherty

Writing Credits
Robert Bloch ... (adaptation)
Harold Lawlor ... (story)

Cast
Boris Karloff ... Self
William Shatner ... Paul Graves
Natalie Schafer ... Beatrice Graves
Henry Daniell ... Pierre Radin
Elizabeth Allen ... Dorothy Lyndon
Scott Merrill ... Gerald Keller
Fifi D'Orsay ... Toinette
Paul Newlan ... Sgt. Bernstein
Robert Cornthwaite ... Mr. Phillips

Produced by
Douglas Benton ...
associate producer
William Frye ... producer

Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Bud Thackery ... director of photography

Editing by
Edward Haire

Art Direction by
John J. Lloyd

Set Decoration by
Julia Heron
John McCarthy Jr.

Makeup Department
Jack Barron ... makeup artist
Florence Bush ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carter DeHaven ... assistant director

Art Department
Jerome Gould ... graphic artist

Sound Department
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. ... sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vincent Dee ... costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David J. O'Connell ... editorial department head

Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith ... composer: theme music
Stanley Wilson ... music supervisor
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor (uncredited)