Great review/video essay thingy! I'm a huge fan of classic flicks, but for some reason this one evaded me until a couple of years ago. Thank the Maker for TCM! They show it fairly regularly, like tonight!
You know I remember another movie with Vincent Price where he played the Devil under the name of Mr. Scratch as well. Clearly this movie had an impact and it really deserves any credit given. I agree it's a great movie and sadly overlooked along with many great movies of hte time simply because it's old (a really poor excuse to refuse to watch a movie to me). I first watched it mainly for Simone Simon who nails those beautiful yet dangerous type roles, but there's so much more to love as well.
The devil saw great opportunities for upheaval and sought to influence those who craved power and social change by influencing them in their writings and thinking. 1:16 ( Hitler, Martin Luther, Mohammad) etc.
This movie goes in one of my all-time favourite movies.
themanwiththepan 5 months ago
The reason why the devil wants your soul is because he can torture it in hell for indefinite amounts of time.
CorruptSoul3219 7 months ago
Great review/video essay thingy! I'm a huge fan of classic flicks, but for some reason this one evaded me until a couple of years ago. Thank the Maker for TCM! They show it fairly regularly, like tonight!
MediaGold 9 months ago
You know I remember another movie with Vincent Price where he played the Devil under the name of Mr. Scratch as well. Clearly this movie had an impact and it really deserves any credit given. I agree it's a great movie and sadly overlooked along with many great movies of hte time simply because it's old (a really poor excuse to refuse to watch a movie to me). I first watched it mainly for Simone Simon who nails those beautiful yet dangerous type roles, but there's so much more to love as well.
balrog13571 10 months ago
The devil saw great opportunities for upheaval and sought to influence those who craved power and social change by influencing them in their writings and thinking. 1:16 ( Hitler, Martin Luther, Mohammad) etc.
jgstargazer 1 year ago
@jgstargazer ...John, Matthew, Mark. Luke, and expecially Paul!
MediaGold 9 months ago
Looks like a very interesting movie. I barely remembers the actual story so I can't tell if its truthful to the story.
I don't know why but I always loved the name Old Scratch.
woollybully100 1 year ago
Interesting review, through I find it my favorite movie, there are some things one could criticize but it's finally a work of art.
peterlenhard 1 year ago