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Mr. Sardonicus/William Castle trivia question


To anybody out there who owns a DVD copy of "Mr. Sardonicus," I have a question. At the beginning of the movie, William Castle appears and does an opening monologue. He mentions the movie has to do with "gouls", and he pulls out a dictionary to look up the definition of a goul. The definition of the word "goul", according to Webster, is "an evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses." He goes on to say, in so many words, "yes, this is quite an old-fashioned story. I hope you enjoy it." His very next line is, "and I hope your nightmares are nice ones." However, if you look closely, his mouth does not move in sync with, "and I hope your nightmares are nice ones." This, obviously means he actually said SOMETHING ELSE there. Does anyone out there know what he really says? I've played those few frames in slow motion over and over again, but I can't seem to read his lips. If someone out there knows the answer to this, please email me at [email protected]. I would really appreciate it. Its bugging the daylights outta me!

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Life sucks when people won't come to disc. boards for REAL movies, doesn't it?

I like cheese! It is cool!

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HA HA HA HA HA!....well that's not the info I was looking for but it was good for a laugh!

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He says "Paul is Dead" but the Beatles wanted it cut.

"I've been living off toxic waste for years, and I'm fine! Just ask my other heads!"

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During Mr. castles speech in the fog his words were later changed by the studio, but if this is keeping you up nights it just goes to prove that there are people out there with Obsessive compulsive disorder

You need to let things go, and get on with your life

The management

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During Mr. castles speech in the fog his words were later changed by the studio, but if this is keeping you up nights it just goes to prove that there are people out there with Obsessive compulsive disorder

You need to let things go, and get on with your life

The management

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forget it. no one knows if it does this.never going to be answered so
let it go before U end up in a looney bin.

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I noticed this also and if I figure it out I'll let you know.
Guess I'm glad I'm not the only curious and attentive TCM viewer. Looks like some on this message board forgot the meaning of "trivia"?

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I agree with you finfan. I read the story, and have the movie, however, now I'm also curious as to what Mr. Castle actually said. As for the other posters, I'm sure that they also would like to know. They just aren't admitting to it. If they weren't, why then would they even both to answer with such smart-aleck answers? If I too, find out the answer, I will definitely let it be known to all.

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