Tag Archives: James Whale
The Old Dark House (1932)
Dismissed on these shores in its day, James Whale’s follow-up to Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), is something of a wonder with its graceful balance of comedy, romance, and a light dash of terror. Adapting the 1927 novel … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart, horror, James Whale, Lilian Bond, Melvyn Douglas, Old Dark House, Raymond Massey
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Frankenstein (1931)
This post is a proud part of the Movie Scientist Blogathon hosted by Christina Wehner and Silver Screenings. Visit those websites to check out all the participants’ entries. In the early 80’s, my parents took me to Universal Studios. While … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Frankenstein, horror, James Whale, Mad Scientist, Science Fiction, Universal Monsters, village mob, windmill
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Double Feature: Remember Last Night? (1935)/Somewhere in the Night (1946)
My memory isn’t so great these days; and, anyway, memory plays tricks. Do I remember Remember Last Night? (1935)…let’s see, it was a couple days ago, and I’ll be damned if I can remember who actually did it in this … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, 40's, Comedy, film noir, hangover, James Whale, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Mystery, Robert Young, screwball comedy, Whodunit
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