Tag: Drama

  • The Clairvoyant (1935)

    The Clairvoyant (1935)

    Written by Charles Bennett & Bryan Edgar Wallace Based on the novel by Ernest Lothar Directed by Maurice Elvey Starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Jane Baxter US Release July 15, 1935 RT 81 min. Home Video Synergy Ent. Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Faux mind-reader Maximus (Claude Rains) discovers he can really see the…

  • The Body Snatcher (1945)

    The Body Snatcher (1945)

    Written by Philip MacDonald & Val Lewton, Robert Louis Stevenson (short story) Directed by Robert Wise Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade US Release May 17, 1945 RT 77 min. Home Video Turner Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Cocky Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” McFarlane (Henry Daniell) and his assistant, Donald…

  • I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

    I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

    Written by Curt Siodmak, Ardel Wray Directed by Jacques Tourneur Starring James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Edith Barrett US Release April 30, 1943 RT 69 min. Home Video Turner Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Betsy Connell (Frances Dee) travels to the Caribbean island of Saint Sebastian to play nurse to Jessica…

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

    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…