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The Raven (1935)

7 Listal rating
7 IMDB rating

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Starring (View all) :
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Edmond Bateman
Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Richard Vollin
Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Dr. Jerry Halden
Irene Ware

Irene Ware

Jean Thatcher
Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Thatcher
Inez Courtney

Inez Courtney

Mary Burns
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Col. Bertram Grant
Maidel Turner

Maidel Turner

Harriet
Anne Darling

Anne Darling

Autograph hound


Written by (View all) :
David Boehm

David Boehm

(screenplay)


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"...In There Stepped A Stately Raven..."

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 17 18:11
Another fantastic Universal classic horror film starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, and based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Actually the title card reads "suggested by Edgar Allan Poe's immortal classic". It would be nearly impossible to make a feature-length film based solely on a poem of 108 lines. So what the filmmakers do is weave elements of Poe's poem into the story. For example, Bela Lugosi's death-obsessed character, Dr. Richard Vollin, is an admirer and collector of Poe's works. In addition to his Poe collection, Dr. Vollin has an extensive collection of torture devices in his hidden "dungeon", including the device from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (which does get put to use in the movie). The scene which introduces Lugosi is cinematic gold: The huge shadow of a raven f...Read more

Rating : 8/10