By the 1940s he had signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, and by the mid-1940s he was a major leading man. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited appearances in films. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. Likable deputy with common sense.Įditorial review of Gargoyles courtesy of Amazon.Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz Octo– October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Stereotypical police chief who arrests a gang of motorcycle riders for Uncle Willy’s murder, without any evidence. Police Chief ( William Stevens, Gold Raiders).The likable desert rat who runs a tourist trap, but has actually found a gargoyle skeleton. He (his character’s unnamed) kidnaps Diana to teach them about the world.
According to the voice-over at the beginning of the movie, they’re Satan’s offspring, but there’s no sign of that in the movie. They apparently awake every 600 years & try to overthrow humanity. The leader of the small group of gargoyles.
Chief Gargoyle ( Bernie Casey, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure). But that doesn’t mean she won’t throw them out after a gargoyle attack … Which the Boleys try to pass off as a family squabble. She clearly has a drinking problem, and is attracted to Dr. The owner of the motel that the Boleys stay at. Parks ( Grayson Hall, House of Dark Shadows). She’s eventually kidnapped by the gargoyles themselves. Mercer’s daughter who gets caught up in all this. And Boley won’t give that up either, or tell the authorities what’s going on. And one of them is killed by a semi truck when crossing the road. They’re later attacked by live gargoyles, trying to retrieve the skull. After Uncle Willie’s killed by the gargoyles, he takes the gargoyle skull and escapes with his daughter. Along the way, he stops by Uncle Willy’s shack of curiosities, and (disbelievingly) sees a gargoyle skeleton. College professor and author, who picks up his daughter at the airport. Mercer Boley ( Cornel Wilde, The Greatest Show on Earth). When we finally see the men in costumes, the illusion’s broken. And when they attack the fleeing car, it’s appropriately frightening. When Uncle Willy’s shack is destroyed, we see little of the creatures doing the destruction. At the beginning of the movie, we see a large winged shadow watching as the protagonists’ car drives by. No insult meant to the wonderful makeup by Stan Winston & Milt Rice. I have to say, I enjoy the gargoyles at the beginning of the movie better. Gargoyle at the foot of the bed … still scary at this point
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