Retro Horror Double Feature Vol. 2: Circus of Fear / The Bloody Judge

CIRCUS OF FEAR (1966)
In the wake of a daring armoured car heist that ends with the murder of a security guard, police detective Jim Elliott (Leo Genn) follows a trail of clues to the traveling Barberini Circus, which has just passed through London. Though Elliot suspects a conspiracy under the big top, he discovers strained relations between lion tamer Gregor (Christopher Lee) and his associates. Elliot struggles to find his man and recover the stolen cash in a maze of blackmail and deceit.

THE BLOODY JUDGE (1970)
The sadistic chief magistrate of England dishes out torturous punishment to meet his every whim, targeting the guilty, the innocent, and the voluptuous. He condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs.