Montage Video Podcast 0711

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The Black Cat (dir.Edgar G Ulmer 1934)

Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishops




Dr Werdegast (Lugosi) is on his way back to his home town, a place that he has not seen since the end of the war. He is particularly interested in meeting an old adversary once more, for the purposes of bringing about his death.

This is all for the purposes of retribution for the betrayal that this antagonist by the name of Hjalmar Poelzig (Karloff) set in motion resulting in his imprisionment in a prisoner of war camp. However, his plans are distrupted by new information on the whereabouts of his wife and daughter. After which a dangerous satanic game is played out between the two men which leaves the audience questioning the sanity of them both. This is also the question of on the mind of the woman (Bishops) who is to be the prize awarded to the winner. Her husband (Manners) is also none to pleased at the situation.

Genre: Horror
B&W -- 63mins

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The Raven (dir. Lew Landers 1935)

Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Irene Ware, Samuel S. Hinds, Lester Matthews


Dr. Richard Vollin (Lugosi) a brilliant yet insane surgeon is begged by Judge Thatcher (Hinds), the father of a promising dancer to practice once again after his daughter in involved in a terrible accident. After having his extremely large ego massaged, he agrees.

The young women spends a great deal of time with the doctor during and after her recovery, as she feel indebted to him. He on the other hand is mesmerised by her beauty. Unfortunately the feeling is not mutual; not only that but she has a fiance (Matthews).

Her father quickly realises that the doctor is quite mad. Simultainiously the doctor has a moment of epiphany and realises that he will never have the woman for himself. He then sets about bringing a macabre vision of vengeance in to reality, by manipulating an escaped convict (Karloff) who has come to him in the middle of the night for help.

Genre: Horror
B&W -- 59mins

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Karloff
• Lugosi
• Manners
• Bishops
• Black
• Cat
• Raven
• Lew
• Landers
• 1935
• Edgar
• Ulmer
• 1934
• Hinds
• Matthews
• Ware
• Horror
• Film
• Poe

[08whitesoxluvr]

evwen though in the beginning of the black cat they say "suggested by the immortal edgar allan poe"if u ever read the "black cat" it is nothing like the orginal storyline. even though bela lugosi hates cats the movies storyline is very different! idk about the raven though i never saw it

[eskimofinn]

This is true but being inspired by something is much better than just copying it; think of the unlimited variations.

[801liveable]

having these 2 movies back to back is as closes as they get to each other.."THE BLACK CAT" is a classic of it's genere..BORIS KARLOFF AND BELA LUGOSI are both at the top of their games.BRILLIANT..this movie is claustrophobic..there's no way out. highlight, KARLOFF glancing to the heavens and proclaiming with that lisp"he has an all consuming horror of cats". "THE RAVEN" not so good, at least for mid 30's audiences..too confusing..too wild..too much..KARLOFF, treated is as camp..LUGOSI, serious.

[arisztidoltz]

Oh man that is one of my favorite movies of all time! It has almost the same drive and motive as Sweeney Todd, with a twistedly insane erotic element, and then of course throw in your satanism and you get one of the most chilling thrillers ever!

[08whitesoxluvr]

yep ure right. after i wrote the comment i thought of that! :)

[08whitesoxluvr]

hahah lolz luv that crazed look in mr. lugosi in the end of the black cat!!!!and his crazed hair!

[Hannahlollypopz]

ur funny ..

[usedMTVpromos]

nicely done!

Thanks for including the scene from "The Black Cat" that used the allegretto from Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (nearly 3 decades before "Zardoz")!