Harold Daniels
American Actor and Director
Harold Daniels was an actor and then a director of American films. He directed about 14 films.
The 1958 Terror in the Haunted House he directed was one of the first to use the technique known as Psychorama.
Daniels was born Harold Goldstein in Pittsburgh. His brother, Sam, was a makeup artist for RKO Pictures.
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