Saturday, 30 July 2016

38 Night of Terror ( 1933 )

It's  difficult  to  think  of  any  facet  of  this  film  that we  haven't  seen  before, - a  driven  scientist  risking  his  life  in  a  dangerous  experiment, a  sinister  butler, a  dark  creepy  house, a  lunatic  on  the  prowl, a clownish  black  chauffeur, a  pushy  journalist  chasing  a  story  and  a  disputed  will - apart  from  the  fourth  wall  breaking  ending  where " The  Maniac "  warns  viewers  not  to reveal  the  twist  ending. It's hard  to  imagine  anyone  remembering  what  it  was  five  minutes  after  leaving  the  cinema, so  dull  and  incoherent  is  the  film. Bela  Lugosi  as  the  Indian ( ! )  butler adds  a  bit  of  quality  but  this  is  one  for  his  fans  only.

Sally  Blane  ( as  Mary  Rinehart )

Sex: No

Death : Survives


Sally's  real  name  was  Elizabeth  Young. She  was  the  sister  of  the  more  famous  Loretta  Young. She  died  of  lung  cancer  in 1997  aged  87.

Gertrude  Michael  ( as  Sarah Rinehart ) 

Sex :  No

Death : Survives


This  was  one  of  Gertrude's  first  films. She  worked  in  both  film  and  television  until  the  mid-fifties  when  alcohol  got  the  better  of  her. She  died  in  1964  aged  53.

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