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Originally Posted by Sculpt
"The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 homonymous poem, featuring Lugosi as a Poe-obsessed mad surgeon with a torture chamber in his basement and Karloff as a fugitive murderer on the run from the police."
This has the most bizarre description. I've never seen it. So what'd you think? Did you go outside in lay in the street after seeing it?  |
I DID have thoughts of building my own Torture chamber in my basement
for "deserving" types, especially with the 5 acres.
Do Yourself a favor, Sculpt...check this out pronto. Very enjoyable and Bela is fantastic although He gets a little carried away in parts.
ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939). Second film in the series is wonderful with such attention to Gothic detail and top performances. What I like about this particularly is the relationship between Holmes and Watson. The Good Doctor isn't quite as clueless as in later films and quite amusing in the final scene. Also, his expressions after He's supposed to tail a suspect; He's morose, but after a pat on the arm, how He cheers up! A good showing of the friendship between the two.
Ida Lupino and Alan Marshall do alright and a top turn by George Zucco as Moriarty...GZ gets some good lines in here and probably my favorite characterization of the evil Professor. ****1/2