Bowery at Midnight? (1942) in Poverty Row Forum

0 Points

Forum Jump

Bowery at Midnight? (1942)

Author	Comment
Professor Von X	Re: What company put out Bowery at Midnight?	#21	[-]
Jun 2 08 11:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've got the Bela Lugosi (Jr) Presents disc. It's good. Professor Von X
	Remove this ad
Return of the Ape Man	Re: What company put out Bowery at Midnight?	#22	[-]
Jun 3 08 12:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You can get it from Alpha (not bad...for Alpha), Bela Lugosi Presents from Navarre (better than Alpha, with some nice extras) and Roan (the best).
nikkinails	Re: What company put out Bowery at Midnight?	#23	[-]
Jun 4 08 4:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Very awesome, you guys are great thanx! One day, with any luck I will have the vast knowledge contained within you all!
GaryP11111	Bela Lugosi in THE DEATH DOCTOR	#24	[-]
Jun 8 08 12:03 AM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Strange . . . From this original release review by the inimitable Mae Tinnee in the December 18, 1942 Chicago Trib, it appears that BOWARY AT MIDNIGHT had an alternate title -- THE DEATH DOCTOR -- in at least one market. GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
Jacque Lecotier		#25	[-]
Jun 8 08 2:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Equally as strange seems to be the generally positive tone of the review toward the film. Unless the writer's "pun name" is supposed to have us take the whole thing as a put-on. May be, the local Mono exchange changed the title on the grounds that BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT was a pretty uninspiring title (which it is) and/or that any reference to The Bowery was out of place in Chicago. As I recall, the Chicago Mono office handled an indie of the late 30s called THIS NUDE WORLD, which has resulted in Mono getting the dubious reputation for having gone OT into the early sexploitation film business; the possibility of this exchange being its own master cannot be ruled out. Where'd you find this, Gary (and a fascinating find it is, too)? Got any backstory on the reviewer, or any other examples of "her" work?
GaryP11111		#26	[-]
Jun 8 08 2:38 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mae Tinaee was the nom de plume for several reviewers (though I think a good portion was penned by the same individual) spanning decades of the Chicago Tribune's publishing history. Mae Tinaee's reviews of horror films were usually positive. The writer was also clever. Here's Mae Tinnae's review of THE VAMPIRE BAT written in verse: GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
Professor Von X	Re: What company put out Bowery at Midnight?	#27	[-]
Jun 10 08 8:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Stay away from my spinal fluid! Professor Von X
nikkinails		#28	[-]
Aug 9 08 1:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love Vampire Bat. That movie is almost a total comedy!
klaatu	Bowery at Midnight on Digiview	#29	[-]
Oct 29 08 5:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I bought a pretty decent copy of Bowery at Midnight at the local Wal-mart a few months ago. Has anyone else bought any Digiview dvds. What do you think of them. You cant go wrong for only a dollar
MYST0		#30	[-]
Oct 29 08 11:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Digiview sometimes is amazing in the quality department. It depends on whose master they are ripping off, but it is always worth it to risk a dollar on one of their titles. I am always excited when a new batch arrives at the local buck emporium.
	Remove this ad
Eric Huffstutler		#31	[-]
Nov 6 08 6:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Like most PD labels, Digiview is hit or miss. I have found they can come up with different copies of titles no one else has released... more complete, better OAR, etc... and worth $1. I like and hope they release another Sci-Fi Invasion series but haven't noticed one this year? I have the last two (green and blue covers). And I wish they could release some of those titles (4 crammed on a single disc) on single sides to open up the compression issues. Eric
MYST0		#32	[-]
Nov 7 08 12:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We should start a thread on dollar DVDs. Chime in when something interesting shows up. I'll bet just about everyone here has dollar DVD mania. I'll admit that I do! There is something exciting about wandering into one of those stores and coming across a huge display of these little enticers. It reminds me of the old days when you would happen upon 3 for a dollar 45s in Newberry's.
Eric Huffstutler		#33	[-]
Nov 7 08 8:56 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MYSTO... I can go one better. I remember going into one of our local grocery store chains and buying from their displays of 45's pre pack boxes of 10 for $1 as well as older LPs (with those damned drill holes). They were mainly grab bag packages and you would get one or two hits in it along with a lot of real duds but it did expand your collection for little of nothing! That would have been in the late 60s and early 70s. I think we have tried various lists before and all have fallen to the wayside... best of PD, best of Lugosi, best version of titles, etc... It would help many people make better choices and not waste money buying blindly (and makes even better sense these days) but doubt many would contribute nor keep it updated. Eric
MYST0		#34	[-]
Nov 15 08 2:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Eric, You know that those "duds" in those boxes in many cases turned out to be very valuable records today. Northern Soul, garage bands, etc. Mysto
Siouxsie Sue		#35	[-]
Jan 9 09 10:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like this one. I think the ending is the only serious misfire. The rest of it perhaps in spite of itself raises some interesting issues. My take is that Lugosi DOES do this as 'research' and perhaps even material for a book -- a first-hand insight into the criminal life and mind. That's how he gets there. And right along the line he's perhaps ostensibly planning to end the 'project' when he has all he needs -- he tells his wife he won't be indisposed for much longer. But on the other hand, he's losing control. He's becoming what he's supposed to be studying. That's how I read it. I think the doc's zombies stay put and stay quiet because they ARE zombies. The doc has them under his control. I seem to recall he says a line that implies as much when you see him about to revive the one stiff. So, I think this picture holds together pretty well. Apart from that dumb ending!!!! Lugosi's terrific.
Wich2		#36	[-]
Jan 10 09 12:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What Sue said. With INVISIBLE GHOST, I think it's far above the rest of its crop (though yes, it does unravel at the tail.) -Craig
The Batman of Gotham		#37	[-]
Oct 24 09 5:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	todmichel wrote: "Bowery at Midnight" - French release poster Shot at 2007-07-08 So... in France he's the Lemon-ster of Minute Maid? Leave it to Tod Michel! - GJS
The Batman of Gotham		#38	[-]
Oct 24 09 6:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Seriously, I just picked up an El Cheapo copy dvd of this movie and watched it for the first time ( I guess I never realized that I hadn't seen it before because a written synopsis of BOWERY reads so very similar to HUMAN MONSTER/DARK EYES OF LONDON that it never really registered in my consciousness as a seperate film! ) Actually, despite it's many flaws and budgetary constraints, I actually enjoyed watching this film more than the British counterpart. It made for a nice little Halloween Season Treat! - GJS
TomWeaver999		#39	[-]
Oct 24 09 6:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	<< BOWERY reads so very similar to HUMAN MONSTER/DARK EYES OF LONDON that it never really registered in my consciousness as a seperate film << Your next stop: The Lon Chaney silent THE BLACKBIRD, where he's the kindly guy who runs a mission, and then behind closed doors turns out to be the local king of crime. Last Edited By: TomWeaver999 Oct 24 09 11:01 PM. Edited 1 times.
Wich2		#40	[-]
Oct 24 09 10:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tom, you might know this: I've heard it said that BOWERY was actually not a ripoff, but rather an authorized redo, of DARK?
	Remove this ad

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Add Reply

Yuku free message boards

Bowery at Midnight? (1942)