[TheDarkGift] Review of a Bela Lugosi Movie

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The Corpse Vanishes (1942) A newspaper reporter begins to investigate after a series of brides die suddenly during their wedding. Her quest leads her to the secret of eternal youth and almost gets her killed. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. Director: Wallace Fox Producer: Sam Katzman and Jack Dietz, Banner Productions Production Company: Monogram Pictures Corporation Audio/Visual: mono, B&W Keywords: Bela Lugosi; 1940s; horror Creative Commons license: Public Domain Write a review Reviews Downloaded 1,654 times Average Rating: Reviewer: moxey - - September 7, 2005 Subject: good stuff lugosi is one of those kind of actors that could not play any other role than a creepy fiend if a gun were put to his head. not a bad movie at all. there are two scenes in this film that are classic lugosi.where he shows his utter cruel personality that is just a joy to watch. well worth the time Reviewer: Spuzz - - September 7, 2005 Subject: Not a Hitchcock movie. Rather nasty piece of business featuring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist (with yes, a Renfield-like assistant and his mother, a dwarf and yes, the scientistÂ’s wife (sounds like a Greenaway movie actually lol). Lugosi gives his wife injections from dead brides (why them? Who knows?) so that his wife can leep looking beautiful. He gets the brides after doing a pretty clever trick with some orchids that makes the brides collapse at the altar. After another bride bites the dust, a newspaper reporter just HAPPENS to be around for the scoop, and decides to snoop around for a story. She gets all sorts of clues about the orchids and Lugosi. Heaven knows where the police were. Soon sheÂ’s off to BelaÂ’s lair, when she meets a sort of strange looking doctor who may or may not be eeeevil. It all cumulates in a totally farfetched plan to have a fake wedding to capture the mad scientist, but it seems that the scientist has x-ray vision, as he foils her plans, Oh no! What will happen? I actually liked this movie as a bit of a guilty pleasure. Lugosi is great here, his hangers-on are all very very strange, the story is actually quite nasty in some places which makes it all most watchable. A fun little view. Credits Associate Producer: Barney A. Sarecky Original Story by Sam Robins and Gerald Schnitzer Screenplay by Harvey Gates Production Manager: Ed. W. Rote Assistant Director: Arthur Hammond Photography: Art Reed Film Editor: Robert Golden Art Director: David Milton Sound Engineer: Glen Glenn Musical Director: Lange & Porter (A.S.C.A.P.) Cast: Bela Lugosi as Dr. Lorenz Luana Walters as Patricia Hunter Tris Coffin as Dr. Foster Elizabeth Russell as Countess Lorenz Minerva Urecal as Fagah Angelo as Toby Joan Barclay as Alice Wentworth Kenneth Harlan as Keenan Gwen Kenyon as Peggy Vince Barnett as Sandy Frank Moran as Angel George Eldridge as Mike Produced by Sam Katzman and Jack Dietz, Banner Productions Directed by Wallace Fox   It is not really a Vampire Film but does it not sound like one.   Think about it Corpse Vanishes....   Come one come all Mortals who are willing to stick their neck out for a vampire to feed upon.  We will be willing to share our Dark Gift to you mortals if you pass our test. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "TheDarkGift" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.