Category: Movie Discussions
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Written by Perley Poore Sheehan Directed by Wallace Worsley Starring Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry US Release Sept. 6, 1923 RT 117 min. Home Video Flicker Alley (or Amazon Prime) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. It’s more challenging for me to write about silent movies…
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Lured (1947)
Written by Leo Rosten Directed by Douglas Sirk Starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, George Zucco US Release Sept. 5, 1947 RT 102 Home Video Kino Video Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. As Lured began with a spotlight exploring a London street to…
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Logan’s Run (1976)
Written by David Zelag Goodman Directed by Michael Anderson Starring Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter US Release June 23, 1976 RT 119 Home Video Warner Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. I distinctly remember the first time I did not see Logan’s Run. My best…
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Marooned (1969)
Written by Mayo Simon Directed by John Sturges Starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman US Release Dec. 11, 1969 RT 134 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. The opening of Marooned sets the calm, some may…
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Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters
The role that Abbott & Costello played during the last hurrah of the Universal Monsters is indisputable. If the movies offend you because of their silly tone, remember that your lasting memory of Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolf Man could have been from House of Dracula (1945). You don’t get much sillier than that.…
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House of Dracula (1945)
Written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams, Glenn Strange US Release Dec. 7, 1945 RT 67 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. They should have quit while they…
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House of Frankenstein (1944)
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill US Release Dec. 1, 1944 RT 71 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. House of Frankenstein (1944) is another…
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by Roy William Neill Starring Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya US Release Mar. 5, 1943 RT 74 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Although it features a big name co-star, Frankenstein Meets…
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Written by Scott Darling Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers US Release March 13, 1942 RT 67 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. I’ve been waiting for it. Watching all the Universal Monsters…
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Werewolf of London (1935)
Written by John Colton Directed by Stuart Walker Starring Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson US Release May 13, 1935 RT 75 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. It’s no wonder 1935’s Werewolf of London didn’t kick off a franchise similar to Universal’s…
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