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Date Posted: 17:05:00 10/26/11 Wed
Author: Rick
Subject: Bela Lugosi in "The Raven" (1935)

The screenplay was based on Poe's work and Lugosi was at his worst as Dr. Vollin. He gave a remarkable performance in the film. In 1964, you had "The Pit and Pendulum" with Vincent Price and it was an updated version that retained the original title of Poe's short story. Price did a very good job, but I thought of Lugosi when I saw the climax of the film.

The 1935 film had the censors making sure some parts of the story were sanitized, as they considered it "excessive horror" for the audience. The critics were not all in favor, but Universal had planned to remake the film three years later, with Karloff and Lugosi, but didn't. In 1951, "The Strange Door" with Karloff was another re-telling and then you had "The Raven" in 1963 by AIP that starred Price, Lorre and Karloff.

Interestingly enough, Hammer could get pretty spicy with its material, but that was what the British public wanted and they delivered. Critics on both sides of the Atlantic didn't think alike and that is another story to discuss.






Rick

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[> Re: Bela Lugosi in "The Raven" (1935) -- Officer Torch, 08:24:53 10/28/11 Fri [1]

I saw 1935s The Raven on TV years back, and maybe as part of some horror collection I had, and Hammers The Pit and the Pendulum in a theater. The latter one with Vincent Price was memorable as I recall, the Raven from '35 was not, to me.

Hammer did a good job with their horror flicks, but admittedly spicy, maybe overly so, and this is even in the books indicated on the Hammer forum of this site...namely, The Hammer Story, and Monsters in the Movies by Landis. Lots of R rated "stuff"...so, just be aware of this.

To all...enjoy this weekend of Halloween, have fun, but be safe and watch out for the little ghosts and goblins trick and treating, they sometimes just dart out into the streets from the excitement. Have a happy and safe Halloween.


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[> Re: Bela Lugosi in "The Raven" (1935) -- Tim, 23:32:20 10/28/11 Fri [1]

The Raven (1935) is an interesting picture, but not as good as the previous Karloff-Lugosi team-up, The Black Cat (1934).

Karloff has top billing in The Raven, but Lugosi's role seems bigger and better, something that would not happen in subsequent films, although both actors have great roles in Son of Frankenstein (1939).

AIP did a comedic version of The Raven (1963) with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff, as Rick mentioned. It's quite good as a horror spoof.

Vincent Price was indeed memorable in The Pit and the Pendulum. "Are you ready now, Bartolome?"


Tim


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