Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

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Originally Posted by fortunato

Out of all the strange, strong, and inexplicable urges to have, that's not such a bad one.

Haha... I ll say. :D


@Roshiq - very nicely written reviews. The Man Who Laughs is a fave of mine.

[roshiq]

Thanks guys.:) Hope to see some more 20's & 30's classics in coming days.

[roshiq]

Mark of the Vampire aka Vampires of Prague (1935)



A great intelligent 'Vampire' tale from Tod Browing. Absolutely loved it...I had no idea about the ending would turn up this way...awesome!

"I was more real than any real vampire!"...yes Mr. Lugosi, surely you were...hat's off to you.:)

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Night of the Demon (1957)



So far the films I have seen of Jacques Tourneur's he has been one of the greatly sophisticated & clever film maker to me. After watching his masterpieces like Cat People & I Walked with a Zombie I didn't expect to see a monster like demon really could be shown in this movie. So while & after watching this movie I was thinking it was bit less of classic Tourner style..."What we don't see but feels something out there lurking in the dark'. But I'm glad to know (as I was reading about the film & its production story on wikipedia ) that Tourner & the screenwriter Charles Bennett were actually totally opposed to this idea which was demanded by the producer. But still he was successfully able to made a fantastically gripping film out of it. The scenes when Holden breaks into Karswell's mansion & someone started to follow him while he was coming down from the stairs but we can only see a hand...were really creepy.

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All I can say for now that is both the films will going to alter the rankings & most probably manage to grab a good spot on my currently working Hundred Horror Films of all time/I have seen so far.

[neverending]

Yes, it's truly a shame the studio had to mess with Tourneur's vision for this film. A classic still.

[Mr. Pig]

Village of the Damned

truly classic

i didn't watched the newer version of the movie...

[Doc Faustus]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Mark of the Vampire aka Vampires of Prague (1935)



A great intelligent 'Vampire' tale from Tod Browing. Absolutely loved it...I had no idea about the ending would turn up this way...awesome!

"I was more real than any real vampire!"...yes Mr. Lugosi, surely you were...hat's off to you.:)

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I watch Mark of the Vampire pretty frequently. Lugosi's vampire portrayal in this trumps any of his other vampire moments, except when he's driving the coach in Dracula. The cinematography lets me forgive the film's truly nonsensical plot, which reminds me somewhat of Feuillade's work.

[Doc Faustus]

Originally Posted by roshiq

The Unknown (1927)



A silent masterpiece from Tod Browning & excellent collaborations with Lon Chaney. In this emotionally moving macabre tale of love, I didn't notice carefully the cast list at the beginning, so after finishing it while I was reading more about it on wikipedia then came to know with a big surprise that the wonderfully acted gorgeous female lead Nanon was played by Joan Crawford...(only 2 of her later works I have seen before & both of them are my very favorite...Whatever happened to Baby Jane? & Straight-Jacket).

The small but brilliant cast showcased some excellent talents in their respective roles...specially the scene when Nanon tells Alonzo (Lon Chaney) who she is actually going to marry & then with shock & grief Alonzo starts to cry & laugh at the same time...was marvelous! also like to add the scenes when Alonzo almost forget to use his hands & lights a cigarette with his feet...simply amazingly done. Nonetheless in an important supporting role the actor who played Cojo, Alonzo's assistant was also splendid with his griping facial expressions in his little part. I'm now just wondering what was the original title that the maker of such a beautiful masterpieces (Dracula, Freaks) had given...I guess it was bit simple but surely effective & catchy.

A fantastic film from silent era, fans should definitely need to check it out if missed before.

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The Man Who Laughs (1928)

A king made me a clown!

A queen made me a Peer!

But first, God made me a man!




A remarkable portrayal in celluloid from one of the very compassionate greatest writers in the world--Victor Hugo's novel with the same title. A magnificent film where your love & care for the lead characters will grow & touches the core of your heart as the story progress. Conrad Veidt was again played a emotionally authentic part in the title role...the laughing man that significantly played a major role for Bob Kane's classic comic character "The Joker". Masterpieces like Hunchback of Notre Dame, Phantom of the Opera, Freaks & Bride of Frankenstein, this is another important piece in the history of cinema that we can't afford to deny at all.

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I'm more than glad that just for a curiosity I checked the above 2 films yesterday. Both gave me immense pleasure & inspires me to dig more films of this very significant era of world cinema.

Excellent reviews! I love both of these films and their aesthetic. Did you watch them back to back?

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

Excellent reviews! I love both of these films and their aesthetic. Did you watch them back to back?

yes..back to back!:)

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[Doc Faustus]

Haven't seen that one since I was 7.