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Originally Posted by Sculpt
I checked out The Raven (1935)...
I've never seen The Raven, probably cause I tend to get it mixed up with The Black Cat (1934). It was alright. Lugosi does a great job delivering the lines of an arrogant mad scientist. Karloff not so much. Karloff starts out fine as a fugitive, but after Lugosi changes his face Boris starts acting like he's mentally disabled and slows everything way down, which didn't make any sense.
The ending is a bit clunky in execution, no pun intended. There's lots of wide shots and just not at all very dynamic in regards to suspense or horror.
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I'm glad You gave it a chance, Sculpt. Karloff really is overshadowed by Bela; as for Bela, I wish He could have put a couple more guests in his "Poe Works"
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON (1943). The last of the full blown propaganda Holmes films. After this, it was more into gothic territory with current events still mentioned, but not to such a degree. The boys from Baker Street visit DC, with Watson seemingly having the time of his life (especially involving gum) and Holmes put out by being there. A secret document has been put on another object, leading to a "Hidden in Plain sight" scenario. OK, but not much more than that. Besides Bruce and Rathbone, SHIW also has Ian Wolfe (THE RAVEN, BEDLAM), George Zucco (THE MUMMY's HAND), Henry Daniell (THE BODY SNATCHER) and a young married at the time couple Jack Archer and Marjorie Lord (TV's MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY and MAKE ROOM FOR GRANDADDY) who shortly after this had a daughter, Anne, who racked up some decent film credits of her own in the future. **1/2