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This is a amazing collection of awe pictures made by MGM and Warner Brothers during the Thirties. Neither studio was notorious for fright pictures, but the ones they did build are unforgettable to fans of the genre as well as leisurely night movie addicts. Following is a synopsis of the films contained in the collection:
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THE Cover OF FU MANCHU (MGM, 1932) – Boris Karloff is wonderfully creepy as Sax Rohmer’s despicable genius, Dr. Fu Manchu. It would not be the last time Karloff played a Chinese, as he later starred as Mr. Wong in Monogram’s uncouth budget detective series later in the decade. The situation concerns a urge between gracious guy Lewis Stone and Fu Manchu to rep the tomb of Ghengis Khan. If Fu Manchu gets there first he will acquire the magical relics placed there which, in turn, will allow him to enslave the world. Gaze for a young Myrna Loy in a savory turn as Fu’s diabolical, and scantily-clad, daughter.
DOCTOR X (WB, 1932) – A helpful early exertion by Michael Curtiz concerning the “Moon Killer” murders in which the victims are strangled, cannibalized and surgically dissected under the light of the chunky moon. Wise-cracking reporter Lee Tracy traces the clues to a spooky seaside mansion, where Dr. Xavier (Lionel Atwill) and his colleagues are conducting curious experiments. Made in early two-strip Technicolor, the film is wonderfully atmospheric, and the sets themselves will linger in your mind. Aside from the irritating Lee Tracy as reporter Lee Taylor, the acting is crisp and to the point. Atwill in particular is eerie. Fay Wray is genuine as Xavier’s daughter. I won’t give any more of the region away, but objective remember the phrase “synthetic flash.” Once heard, it will linger in the mind always.
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MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (MGM, 1935) – Tod Browning’s remake of his “London After Midnight” with Bela Lugosi as the vampire, Count Mora, and Lionel Atwill as Inspector Newman. In the modern, both roles were played by Lon Chaney. The area concerns the death of Sir Karell Borotyn, who appears to have been killed by vampire Count Mora. Fearing that the vampire’s next victim will be Borotyn’s daughter, Irena (Elizabeth Allan), vampire expert Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore) is called I to protect her and shed some light on the goings-on. Peruse for Carroll Borland as the Count’s daughter (a role played by Edna Tichenor in the novel) .
MAD Esteem (MGM, 1935) – One of the gargantuan plots in dread film history, and one that has been repeated many times. Colin Clive plays the shiny concert pianist Stephen Orlac, whose hands are crushed in a suppose accident. His wife, Yvonne, is a famed stage actress whose ardent admirer is Dr. Gogol (Peter Lorre) . Although she rejected Gogol previously, she is forced to study his encourage in restoring her husband’s hands. Gogol replaces Orlac’s hands with those of executed knife thrower Rollo, and the fun begins. Clive is his usual tortured, neurotic self and Lorre is intelligent as the oily monomaniacal Gogol. Pauline Keal, in her book on Citizen Kane, stated that Welles copied Lorre’s contemplate for the older Kane.
THE DEVIL DOLL (MGM, 1936) – Tod Browning’s last large film is about as respected Parisian banker (Lionel Barrymore), who is framed for robbery and assassinate and sent to Devil’s Island. Years later he escapes in the company of a scientist who has discovered a draw to shrink living things to one-sixth their modern size. Barrymore finds a current exercise for the scientist’s discovery as a means of revenge on those who had framed him.
THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X (WB, 1939) – The eminent Humphrey Bogart punishment record! After years of complaining about his one-dimensional gangster roles, it was said that Jack Warner decided to tell Bogie a lesson and assign him in the role of a vampiric lab assistant who needs freshly drained blood in order to end alive. Bogart is a hoot in pasty-faced white makeup and a grey plod through his hair. Wayne Morris play the wise-cracking reporter who exposes Bogie as the killer. (Tough job considering the makeup) . Recognize for Olin Howard (Jensen the drunk in Them! and the Blob’s first victim) as the undertaker. This film has never before been released on either VHS or DVD, so it is a welcome rep for scare fans and Bogart fans as well
Classic fright fans should grab Warner Bros up-coming “Hollywood Legends of Fear” collection, featuring 6 classics “recent to dvd,” including my personal common, “Brand of the Vampire” coming October 10, 2006! Titles include:
“The Devil Doll” (1936) : Paul Lavond (Lionel Barrymore) was a respected banker in Paris when he was framed for robbery and slay by bent associates and sent to Devil’s Island. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a diagram to nick humans to a height of mere inches (all for the respectable of humanity, of course) . Lavond however is consumed with hatred for the men who betrayed him, and takes the scientist’s methods serve to Paris to trusty painful revenge.
“Dr. X” (1932) : A monster lurks as Original York newspaperman Lee Taylor (Lee Tracy) investigates one of the “Moon Killer” murders, in which the victims are strangled, cannibalized and surgically incised under the light of the plump moon. The straggle leads to the cliff side mansion of Dr. Xavier (Lionel Atwill), where the doctor and his colleagues conduct a unusual experiment. Fay Wray of “King Kong” fame plays the worthy doctor’s daughter, Joan Xavier.
“The Return of Dr. X” (1939) : Fresh York newspaper reporter Walter Barnett (Wayne Morris) finds himself out of a job after he claims to have found actress Angela Merrova (Lya Lys) uninteresting in her apartment – only the next day she showed up alive and threatened to sue the paper. Distinct to investigate he discovers her involvement with a uncommon doctor (Humphrey Bogart) who is an expert on human blood. Barnett then finds a connection to a series of shocking murders where the victims were all found drained of blood.
“Sign of the Vampire” (1935) : Sir Karell Borotyn (Holmes Herbert) appears to have been killed by Count Mora Bela Lugosi), a vampire believed to haunt the local village. Now his daughter Irena (Elizabeth Allan) is the Count’s next target. Enter Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore), an expert on vampires who is sent to prevent her death. At the same time, secrets are revealed surrounding the circumstances of Sir Karell’s death.
“Excited Admire” (1935) : In Paris, the stout surgeon Dr. Gogol (Peter Lorre) falls madly in like with stage actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake), and his ardor disturbs her quite a bit when he discovers to his dismay that she is married to concert pianist Stephen Orlac (Colin Clive) . Shortly thereafter, Stephen’s hands are badly crushed in a yell accident- beyond the power of standard medicine. Gleaming that his hands are his life, Yvonne overcomes her anxiety and goes to Dr. Gogol, to beg him to attend. Gogol decides to surgically graft the hands of executed murderer Rollo onto Stephen Orlac, the surgery is successful but has unpleasant side-effects…
“The Screen of Fu Manchu” (1932) : Englishmen hurry to gather the tomb of Ghengis Khan. They have to collect there speedily, as the despicable genius Dr. Fu Manchu (Boris Karloff) is also searching, and if he gets the mysteriously noteworthy relics, he and his diabolical daughter, Fah Lo Watch (Myrna Loy) will enslave the world!
Also of interest is Universal Studios September 19, 2006 release of “The Boris Karloff Collection,” featuring 5 Karloff classics, “Night Key,” “The Dismal Castle” “The Climax,” “The Queer Door,” and “Tower of London.” With Warner Bros and Universal Studios releasing these classic collections, the production values should be very high and the dvd transfers should be at their best! These films could never own up against today’s CGI and computer generated stunning for “special effects.” However, the acting talent and the fabulous “atmosphere” of these films, as well as those released in the unbelievable “Val Lewton Awe Collection,” and the Universal Studios’ “Legendary Monster” collections are far satisfactory to today’s artificial talents.
Many of these “boxed sets” fill films that have been long overdue for a dvd release. It’s nice to stare them finally making it to dvd! Now if only we could have the 1960 b&w jungle voodoo classic “The Leech Woman,”(1960) and a “Hammer Fear Collection Volume 2″ featuring more colossal Hammer Studio classics, including the ultra-creepy “The Gorgon,” my expectations in classic apprehension will be somewhat met.
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