Berserk (1967)
Available on DVD

Synopsis: After their successful teaming in the Gothic monstrosity What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford found twilight career success in a run of horror films of varying standards. They were invariably made in Britain, which at that time (the late 1960s) played host to a number of cheap and nasty shockers of no real distinction.

Here Crawford stars in a tale about murderous goings-on in a circus that is at least marginally better than her caveman fiasco Trog. She's backed up by some interesting faces, ranging from Ty Hardin to the ever-welcome Diana Dors.

Probably the best parts in the film are some of the unusual acts on display, in particular the elephant walking through a row of horizontal young ladies without crushing them, some clever little poodles and the very well trained lions. Full credit to whoever played the lion-tamer in this flick.

Cast: Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin
Runtime: 92 min