William Castle trailer compilation

For years I have searched for a unique way whereby a motion picture audience can actually decide the climax of a picture. I have found such a way. My latest picture, Mr. Sodonicus, offers something no audience has ever had before.

The power to determine the fate of a character on the screen. The power to punish. In ancient Rome, spectators could decree life or death to a gladiator by indicating thumbs up or thumbs down. During the French Revolution, the mobs could condemn a man by merely shouting to the guillotine.

In the early West, vigilantes took the law into their own hands. Today for the first time, the awful power to punish will be yours. After you see the evil events that made Mr. Sadanakas what he was, you will decide what should be done to him.

You will now see some scenes from the picture. The face of Mr. Sadanakas will not be shown because I realize that some people in this audience might be adversely affected by it. Those of you who come to see Mr. Sadanakas will understand why.

Mr. Sardonicus, what makes his name strike terror? Sardonicus. Why were you fighting? Sir, you would not understand. You are young. You do not yet have daughters. Why does his wife live in abject fear? If you do not heal him, you will punish me.

Surely wouldn't beat you. His cleverness knows a more hideous torture. What strange attraction did young women have for him? What secrets are hidden behind his doors? Mr. Sardonicus, his deeds form the fabric of nightmares.

His face, the face of Sardonicus, can be described only in the eyes of its beholders. Mr. Sardonicus, in spite of all his cruelties, some people will think he deserves mercy. Others will feel that no punishment could be too severe.