Golden Age Horror

THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943)

feeds@yuku.com (Joe Karlosi) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:41:54 GMT

I did a search and found that any discussions of this Val Lewton film seem to be as part of other various miscellaneous threads, so I thought I'd create one of its own.

I just watched it for maybe the third time last night, in an attempt to appreciate it more than I do because it's got so many interesting elements but has just never clicked completely with me. Last night was no exception I'm afraid and that's too bad, as there are some fine moments in it. We've...

Video Tribute to the Karloff/Columbia Mad Scientist Films

feeds@yuku.com (KarloffLives) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:13 GMT

I thought you folks might be interested in watching my list 1:30 video tribute to Columbia's Mad Scientist cycle starring Boris Karloff.

My notes on the vid, as posted on Classic-Horror.com: Starting with The Man They Could Not Hang, Columbia released four mad scientist films starring Boris Karloff in an...

First Talking Horror Movie?

feeds@yuku.com (Eric Huffstutler) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:54 GMT

I thought this was brought up before but don't see it.

Somewhere along the line people were saying that "Dracula" 1931 was the first talking horror movie.

I see that "The Terror" 1928 beat it by 3 years.

Then there was also:

"The Cat Creeps", "The Gorilla", and "The Unholy Three" - all from...

Pinocchio (1940) - Great horror movie!

feeds@yuku.com (Corloff) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:40:49 GMT

I hadn't seen this Disney classic in decades, then it popped up on CBC the other night.

I'm not the first to notice, but the horrific elements are pretty intense: A desperate, tearful Pinocchio locked up in Stromboli's birdcage...the nightmarish Pleasure Island sequence...Monstro the whale (a great giant monster sequence)...and Pinocchio lying dead (!) in a tidepool .

This is pretty strong stuff for an animated movie, and helps rank "Pinocchio" among...

Horror movies/serials on tinted filmstock?

feeds@yuku.com (PerfectPawn) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:26:42 GMT

I've read that "Frankenstein" and the second Flash Gordon serial were released in certain cities on green filmstock. I've also read that nothing survives of either and that the only reason we know of them is due to the writings of people who saw them (ie George Turner). What other movies/serials from the Golden Age were released on colored film, and are any of them available on DVD or the bootleg circuit?

help on a movie title please

feeds@yuku.com (nick c) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:50:29 GMT

im trying to find a film that i used to have years ago, its about killer baboons, the only scene that i can really remember is of a guy out in the middle of nowhere with a punctured tyre on his jeep, he is despratley trying to change his wheel when he gets attacked by a pack of baboons, does this jog any memories, thanks Nick.

UNCLE SILAS (1947)

feeds@yuku.com (DrPaulArmstrong) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:01:10 GMT

Someone forgot to tell director Charles Frank that UNCLE SILAS, released in the US in 1947 as THE INHERITANCE, wasn't a horror film. The script, from a story by Sheridan Le Fanu, is full flown gothic melodrama. Helpless young Victorian lass Jean Simmons finds herself at the mercy of her very--and I mean VERY--strange Uncle Silas, played by Derrick De Marney. Typical gothic stuff, yes? But Frank conspires with cinematographer Robert Krasker (yes, the man who shot THE THIRD MAN, ODD MAN...

Human Monster/Dark Eyes of London (1940)

feeds@yuku.com (vayapues) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:19 GMT

Found a neat link to some early pix of & biographical info on Wilfred Walter, who played Jake. As a kid I was scared witless by his brilliantly brutish performance (even down to that creepy voice he effected). I still would not like to find myself in a dark room alone with Jake, like poor Greta Gynt in the film.

http://shakespeare.emory....rdisplay.cfm?actorid=148

I wonder whether...

Golden Age Monster Lovers

feeds@yuku.com (Dr Acula) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:38:13 GMT

One of the big things that comes out of reading interviews with genre actors and filmmakers is that the majority of them thought that horror films were "slumming" and were done only for the money. However, I would think that even in the golden age, there had to be some people involved in horror films who actually liked them and wanted to make them, not just to make a buck but because they wanted to work with horror themes. So who do we know actually liked or wanted to be part of the...

Do You Know This Movie?

feeds@yuku.com (DaddyGreenJeans) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:42:05 GMT

Hey Everyone!

I have been trying to find this movie off and on for the better part of ten years now and I'm hoping someone here can finally help me find it. I don't remember the title or the exact plot line but there are a few distinct scenes I recall from the movie. First, it was definitely an old movie, taped on VHS and was filmed almost entirely in black and white. I think in the beginning when they are discussing how the "ghoul/bad guy/monster" came to be was...

Have never seen any of the Dr. Mabuse series

feeds@yuku.com (FanOfHorror) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:46:02 GMT

Would you mind sharing your opinions on these Lang films ? Thanks to any/all!

Lewton's GHOST SHIP on BRIT TV this weekend

feeds@yuku.com (professor liebstrum) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:11:32 GMT

Radio Times lists this rare Val Lewton / Mark Robson film as showing on BBC2 - 24th October @ 2.00 am.
It's the first showing in 15 years and only it's second outing on British TV.
Not quite up there with Cat People or I walked with a Zombie, it's still a neat little thriller with bags of atmosphere.
Check it out if you havent seen it.
Russ

Do You Know This Movie?

feeds@yuku.com (Phantom) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:45:50 GMT

I remember seeing a suspense/horror movie that was in color on T.V. back in the '70's and had a suspenseful scene in it where someone was outside a house beating a very loud drum (or something) trying to unerve a family inside. I think that the movie starred Oliver Reed, but I'm not completely sure. I don't remember the movie's plot or storyline at all, just this creepy scene. I do remember this movie frightening me as a kid and I sure would like to find out if...

Do you know this film ?

feeds@yuku.com (FanOfHorror) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:01:56 GMT

I have tried to find this out for years, all to no avail. It may not be from the 30's, or 40's, it may be the 50's but didn't know where else to Post this, as far as general horror films are concerned.
I don't recall the main storyline as much as I do the hook. In this old film (B&W), there were several people at an old mansion, near a swamp & the usual fog. There were killings, one by one, & there was mud-laced footprints from the outside into the house....

Alias the Doctor : With or without Karloff ?

feeds@yuku.com (todmichel) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:45:34 GMT

Not exactly a horror film I'm afraid - but this movie is sometimes listed in Boris's filmographies. It was shown last month on French TV and the character supposedly played by Karloff ("Autopsy Surgeon") is in fact played by Nigel de Brulier.
According to the late Denis Gifford ("Karloff - The Man, the Monster, the Movies"), all American cast lists - among them "Motion Picture Herald", "Variety", "Photoplay" - mention Boris as...

1930s Horror Film List

feeds@yuku.com (MWThomas) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:48:23 GMT

I want to make an exhaustive list of all horror, or horror-ish films from the 30s; here is what I have so far.

Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
M (1931)
Murder by the Clock (1931)
Svengali (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931)
The Spider (1931)
Vampyr (1931)

Almost Married (1932)
Behind the Mask (1932)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
Dr. X (1932)
...

THE CREEPER (1948)

feeds@yuku.com (CreepingBride) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:05:04 GMT

{this was a discussion happening deep inside of another thread in another folder; I moved it here in hopes of stimulating some findings from our resident researchers}

Question: How much of a "Universal Horror" is THE CREEPER?

I saw it but, I didn't see it

feeds@yuku.com (Lady Tottington) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:49:23 GMT

I guess this is as good a place as any to post this question to you folks as well as thank a few of you . I have been watching movies for a long long time, with special attention to my favorites. Reading some of your very canny comments I have learned a lot, and felt a kinship with some of you (ie. "I 'm not the only one who had this experience or feeling.")

People on this board have pointed out "stuff" in movies I have watched and watched and either...

Return of the Vampire...

feeds@yuku.com (ComicStripGuy) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:21:27 GMT

...Just watched it, last night. I like it, but I do think Son of Dracula is better. I always lump those 2 in the same category. The whole talking werewolf thing kind of makes it sillier than I'd care for. But, it is Bela....

Doctor Jekyll And Mister Hyde (1942)

feeds@yuku.com (Tripod) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:26:58 GMT

I've recently watched Doctor Jekyll And Mister Hyde (1942), starring Spencer Tracy in the dual role. What are you folks' thoughts on this version of the classic R.L. Stevenson novel? I've read somewhere that Spencer Tracy was heavily criticized when this film came out, mainly because of his portrayal of Mister Hyde, which critics and audiences found to not be scary enough.

Personally, I liked his performance fine, and I think this is a very good movie. I unfortunately...