BEFORE I HANG (1940, USA, 62m, PG) *** Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures; d. Nick Grinde; w. Robert Hardy Andrews (based on a story by Robert Hardy Andrews and Karl Brown); pr. Wallace MacDonald (uncredited); ph. Benjamin H. Kline (B&W | 1.37:1); md. Morris Stoloff; ed. Charles Nelson; ad. Lionel…
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Film Review – DRACULA’S DAUGHTER (1936)
DRACULA’S DAUGHTER (1936, USA, 71m, PG) *** Drama, Fantasy, Horror dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Lambert Hillyer; w. Garrett Fort (based on the story “Dracula’s Guest” by Bram Stoker); pr. E.M. Asher; ph. George Robinson (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Heinz Roemheld; ed. Milton Carruth; ad. Albert S. D’Agostino. cast: Otto Kruger (Jeffrey…
Film Review – FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
FRANKENSTEIN (1931, USA) ***** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures ; d. James Whale; w. Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh (Based on the novel “Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the composition of John L. Balderston from the play “Frankenstein” by Peggy…
Film Review – THE MUMMY (1932)
THE MUMMY (USA, 1932) **** Distributor: Universal Pictures; Production Company: Universal Pictures; Release Date: 22 December 1932 (USA); Filming Dates: mid September – mid October 1932; Running Time: 73m; Colour: B&W; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1; BBFC Cert: PG –…
Film Review – FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
FRANKENSTEIN (USA, 1931) ****½ Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); Production Company: Universal Pictures ; Release Date: 21 November 1931 (USA), 25 January 1932 (UK); Filming Dates: 24 August 1931 – 3 October 1931; Running Time: 70m; Colour: B&W; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect…
Film Review – DRACULA (1931)
DRACULA (1931, USA, 75m, PG) **** Horror dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Tod Browning; w. Garrett Fort (based on the play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker); pr. Tod Browning, Carl Laemmle Jr.; ph. Karl Freund (B&W | 1.20:1 (original release), 1.37:1 (re-release)); m….