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The Wolf Man (1941), Lon Chaney Jr., and the Universal Horror Legacy

October 31, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

The Wolf Man 1941

Coverage of the Universal horror classic The Wolf Man (1941) including the emergence of its star Lon Chaney Jr. This article also covers the second wave of Universal horror releases and the timing of this particular release, five days after the attack upon Pearl Harbor. Previously published in Classic Movie Monthly #2.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains, Curt Siodmak, Evelyn Ankers, Fay Helm, George Waggner, Horror, Lon Chaney Jr., Maria Ouspenskaya, monsters, patric knowles, Ralph Bellamy, Universal, Universal Horror, Warren William

Terror Aboard (1933) – Grand Hotel of Murder on the High Seas

November 5, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Charlie Ruggles in Terror Aboard 1933

One passenger drops after another in Terror Aboard (1933), Paramount’s pre-Code preview of the far-off slasher genre. An all-star cast of B-players is led by John Halliday in this tale of multiple murders at sea.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Bobby Dunn, Charlie Ruggles, Clarence Wilson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Horror, Jack La Rue, John Halliday, Leila Bennett, Morgan Wallace, Murder, Neil Hamilton, Paramount, Paul Porcasi, Paul Sloane, pre-Code, Shirley Grey, Slasher, Stanley Fields, Thomas E. Jackson, verree teasdale, William Janney

Dracula, Frankenstein 1938 Reissues Revive Universal Horror

October 27, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

1938 ad for Dracula and Frankenstein in Brooklyn

How Universal horror died in 1936, only to return after a Beverly Hills exhibitor paired Dracula and Frankenstein reissues at his theater in August 1938.

Filed Under: Notes & Quotes, Research Tagged With: 1938, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Dracula, Emil Umann, Frankenstein, Horror, reissues, Universal Horror

Man Made Monster (1941) Introduces Lon Chaney Jr to Universal Horror

October 5, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lon Chaney Jr in Man Made Monster

Universal casts Lon Chaney Jr in his first horror role, the exciting 59-minute thriller Man Made Monster starring Lionel Atwill as the man, and Chaney Jr as the monster. Includes a look at Chaney Jr’s career to date, and Atwill’s career thereafter.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson, Horror, Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr., samuel s hinds, Universal, Universal Horror, William B. Davidson

The Cat Creeps (1930) – Universal’s (Mostly) Lost Dark House

October 30, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

The Cat Creeps Film Daily Cover

A look at lost Universal horror film The Cat Creeps (1930) starring Helen Twelvetrees. Contemporary reaction. Piecing the lost film together from Boo! and various versions of The Cat and the Canary.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1930, Blanche Friderici, Elizabeth Patterson, Helen Twelvetrees, Horror, Jean Hersholt, John Willard, lawrence grant, Lilyan Tashman, lost films, Montagu Love, Neil Hamilton, pre-Code, Raymond Hackett, Rupert Julian, Theodore von Eltz, Universal, Universal Horror

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Lightning Review: Dr. Cyclops (1940) Starring Albert Dekker

July 30, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

lightning reviews

Brief look at Dr. Cyclops (1940) a sci-fi/horror blend from Paramount. Plays like ’50s science fiction, but a little slow in doing so. Albert Dekker stars.

Filed Under: Lightning Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Albert Dekker, Charles Halton, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Frank Reicher, Frank Yaconelli, Horror, Janice Logan, Merian C. Cooper, Paramount, Paul Fix, Science Fiction, Thomas Coley, victor kilian

King Kong (1933) in New York, March 1933

April 14, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

King Kong 1933

A look at the very specific time and place of King Kong’s March 2, 1933 premiere at Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy in New York City.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adventures, Bruce Cabot, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Fay Wray, Frank Reicher, Horror, Max Steiner, Merian C. Cooper, Noble Johnson, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, Sam Hardy, Willis O'Brien

The Cat and the Canary (1927) – Old Dark House Classic Starring Laura La Plante

January 7, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Laura La Plante as Annabelle West

Settling in for silent old dark house classic The Cat and the Canary (1927) starring Laura La Plante. Same story as the 1939 movie with Bob Hope, though the earlier movie is more thriller than comedy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1927, Arthur Edmund Carew, Comedies, Creighton Hale, Flora Finch, Forrest Stanley, Gertrude Astor, Horror, Laura La Plante, Martha Mattox, Mysteries, Paul Leni, short reviews, Silent Film, silent film reviews, Tully Marshall, Universal

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), Universal Horror With Bela Lugosi

October 25, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 newspaper ad

Universal’s 1932 horror adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s Murders in the Rue Morgue made quite a few changes, the best of which was inclusion of Dr. Mirakle, the villain played by Bela Lugosi. Lugosi covered extensively, plus comparisons of the story to the film, and an overall positive appraisal of the movie as it was made. Except for the ape.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Agostino Borgato, Arlene Francis, Bela Lugosi, Bert Roach, Betty Ross Clarke, Brandon Hurst, Charles Gemora, D'Arcy Corrigan, Edgar Allan Poe, Edna Marion, Harry Holman, Herman Bing, Horror, Karl Freund, Leon Ames, Leon Waycoff, Noble Johnson, pre-Code, Robert Florey, Sidney Fox, Torben Meyer, Universal, Universal Horror

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942), Universal Horror With Lionel Atwill

October 20, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Lionel Atwill in The Mad Doctor of Market Street

An early B movie from director Joseph H. Lewis, The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) is a minor Universal horror entry highlighted by horror icon Lionel Atwill’s performance.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1942, Claire Dodd, Hardie Albright, Horror, John Eldredge, Joseph H Lewis, Lionel Atwill, Nat Pendleton, Noble Johnson, Ray Mala, Richard Davies, Rosina Galli, south seas, Una Merkel, Universal, Universal Horror

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