Amazing to know how there are people that cannot just set back and enjoy an old movie for what it is. One of the early talkies. These movies are total classics, and fun. Thanks for sharing this movie!!! I love it!!! :)
Yes, It is a good one. I'm trying to see a lot of movies from the 1929-1934 era. There were a lot of risque scenes in those movies; and I can see why moralists were screaming for censorship
@@Mritalicsmine Plenty of people like to scream "censorship" but the 1st Amendment is there to protect political speech, not society-destroying filth. I wish the code were still in force today so children were no longer targeted by pipelines of sewage as they are today through their "smart" phones.
Those people that you are talking about,... that cannot sit back and enjoy an old movie, are what I call......the 2020 generation,....the assholes that want to be the first to hear and do what they hear in the radio, or TV and newspapers or what society dictates, and are afraid to talk about dying and the end of times......Young or OLD they haven't matured yet,..... and still have a lot of growing up to do.
Amen to all who appreciate these old flicks. in the days before heavy special effects and ridiculously expensive sets, the dialog and facial expressions of the players had more to do with a good film than all the "eye candy" of today. These days films are more about visuals and effects than plot or witty dialogue. One has to go by the standard of the day as well as the history of its background.
I agree, nowadays is mostly fowl language, nudity and special effects! Back then u really had to show what u got! Enjoyed a ton this movie, only a bit annoyed by such scary cat fainting women that can not even run or wack the agresor to defend themselves.
This was an unusual movie of horror?! In 1931,movies were just beginning to"take off" in the entertainment field! I found the movie enjoyable,entertaining& hooded a viewr's interests! Acting Was different,as some actors "more believable" than others! Thank You4 showing this film!!
This was actually pretty good. The maid was kind of weird though in that everything seemed to scare here. And the desk clerk at the sanitarium was funny. Good plot for a fairly good [comedic] terror film. Thanks for sharing a classic.
THANK YOU ..for this wonderful little movie...i jumped then laughed when that black cat arched its back ..but now if that happen to me in the night ..i would be not laugh...love these old movies...
What story? The one where some guy breaks into a rich guy's home, menaces his daughter by waving his fingers in her face, then she and her boyfriend run off to investigate the sanatorium the guy was mumbling about (instead of, you know, TELLING THE COPS), and encounter some goofy stork man who talks like the Swedish Chef, while the maid runs around like an idiot sounding like Olive Oyl? I think I'll take the monsters, explosions, car chases, cgi cartoon stuff, and gun battles, thanks.
Yes I used to live in a house like that. That’s how we lived back them. Great escape via train and plane. Had expected the comic character. Speaking of which, the 80s movie of the Phantom was worse than this and it cost more
thank you so much for posting this film. some scenes in this film were very amusing, and that's understatement, in fact, I consider them classics! :) if you are not too square, if you are cool, you'll enjoy this film. keep your mind open and don't be too harsh. this film worth much more than the low rating in imdb (4.4). some viewers just haven't any sense of humor, they are just too serious. don't be like them! be cool & stay cool ! ;)
I LOVE old movies, especially from the golden age of horror! This is NOT one of those golden age horror movies. Terrible acting might explain the IMBD low rating of 4.4 it received. The humor just wasn't very humorous. I'm glad some of you enjoyed it, I however fall into the 4.4 that thought it should have become a lost movie!!!
Classics? This whole movie is basically taking scenes and plot points from the Roland West movies The Bat (1926) and The Monster (1925), and from the Paul Leni film The Cat and the Canary (1927), and stitching them together into some kind of Frankenmovie that makes no sense. Why did The Phantom escape, and send that note that he would be at Hampton's house at 12:30, only to not show, because he was too busy playing mad doctor with a bunch of loonies at an insane asylum? I admit I like the Information desk guy, but that's all I liked. Apart from him, the acting was awful. I highly recommend the other films I mentioned, or if you don't like silent films, there is a 1930 remake of The Bat called The Bat Whispers, also by Roland West. As for The Cat and the Canary, the 1930 sound remake is a lost film, but the 1939 version is intact, though I haven't seen it yet. There is no remake of The Monster, so that can only be watched as a silent film, but it has Lon Chaney, so whatever. All three stories are also based on earlier plays
When you consider that in those "early days" the creatives had very little to copy...so much today is a regurgitated "mixture' - one admires the achievement. The question always remains - "could any of us do better in their shoes?" And given the chance today could we overcome the controls and restraints and restrictions of our totally different world to produce something as new and as enthralling as the films of those days"
These 'Poverty Row' studio films are always good for a laugh... especially some of the amateur actors. Conversely, it's sad how many former 'silent' stars couldn't cut it in the 'talkies'.
I remember the 60s early 70s watching a movie on a projector. At Jr high school the teacher used to ask me to thread the film into the projector cuz I payed attention which helped me move up in the jobs I took.
I know I post a lot on this one movie ( ANDTHANKS TO THE person ) but you see I am a hardcore vintage horror movie buff ( THAT PUT THIS MOVIE UP ) all older masterpieces need more credit than they get (share these movies,) and get your kids to like them to keep the memory going because the parents influence is the strongest thing
I tuned in mainly for Guinn Williams. He's always good, even in a creaky film like this. The movie itself is a matter of 'oh, well, it beats watching football'.
Always loved 'Big Boy' also~ he got that sobriquet, as well as his movie start, from Will Rogers! Hed' been a cowboy, from N. Texas before movies, and here's a funny anecdote from his love life: "His last wife was Dorothy Peterson, whom he first met in the 1940s. Prior to meeting her he had been engaged to Lupe Vélez but she broke off the engagement at their friend Errol Flynn's home by breaking a framed portrait of Williams over his head and then urinating on the picture." 😃 (wiki)
Question-- In the opening shots, 'Is that Sing-Sing' that is being shown, during its construction stage? Thx....& Thx for posting, really enjoy this films, mostly for their 'social, historical/'time capsule' view of the the Era, and the technical level of the Film Industry . And the FASHIONS, Damn---even the average person, then-- dressed with more Style, then today. As well as the Great CHARACTER ACTORS!! Not to mention the furnishings of the Sets.
Good Suspence spotty directing and some really bad acting, although Guinn Williams would later be in some classics. Pretty Good for a relatively indie film.86 years ago
Sunray Films (the opening logo) was a 16mm rental library and equipment dealer in Cleveland. They must have made thousands of prints of that thing; I've even seen it spliced onto an old Walter Lantz cartoon.
This movies& its various plots,themes,reminds me of some of the movie producers of the fifties& sixties just starting out in the movie industry." Night of the Living Dead"," Plan Nine from Outer Space."
Why is it in the 20s to 40s movies the fight scenes were done in very fast,quick with a lot of punches and rolling around. Good snacking movie to enjoy,finally got all the crooks😇🤓🙃😷👌👍👍🍖🍗🍔🍟🍕🌭🌮🍿🍲🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿☕🍵☕
@@leelarson107 She's the cowardly, feeble-minded domestic that they always had in movies of this vintage. Domestics like maids and chauffeurs were portrayed as mental children to show they were fit only to be servants. Likewise, the cops are all dumb, thuggish brutes who point accusing fingers at everyone for no good reason. And what was with the human stork with the Swedish accent? This movie was weird!
This movie is great, now yes the acting isn't all that good, but you have to remember ( this was the beginning of motion pictures 1931.) I give all these people the credit in the world [even though now] their spirits!! but God Rest their souls. They did a great job in my eyes because I love vintage horror
Not a bad picture, over all. Set-up good, good 'spooky' theatricals in the mansion. Seemingly, as usual for the 30's and 40's--dull and laughable tossed in 'romantic histrionics'. Loved the concept of the escape.
Hi! I might add that at IMDB, it is rated 4.2, I think Those rating it, Were generous, but the plot is very good though, maybe that is why. Have a nice day.
Hi! How are You? I think those Actors and Actresses were just on Their first week of Acting School on Their Freshmen Year, it is so acted, it is ridiculous but beautiful and fun at the same time, with that movie We wait for the next unnatural acting to occur. I think it is not a B movie, but a C or D movie. I never saw a movie like that in all my Life and I saw a lot, I will remember this movie for the rest of my Life. Take care All of You.
There are films so bad they are worth watching, even if for a few scenes. "Our Betters" is one with the last 5 minutes.. "The Gay Diplomat" has its moments. Tnjoy these oldies.
I don’t think this was meant to be campy or a comedy it was meant to be a serious drama. The poor overacting results in some humorous scenes. One positive thing was the girl. Most of the heroines of the era played as simpering idiots. She seemed normal.
These old movies can get more of a story in an hour than the current ones that spend more than that amount of time just on filler (car chases, explosions, kung fu, superheroes, gunfights, gun fu, and worst of all, wasting viewer's time walking down corridors, sewers,tunnels, etc. trying to look suspenseful but just being boring.)
I absolutely refuse to watch two b&w films, 1) Something about a black cat killer . 2) The Mummies hand which strangled people. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE VAL 😈😈😈 I WAS ONLY 10 YRS OLD , YOUR HUSBAND AWAY IN THE ARMY , CAME TO KEEP YOU COMPANY, LIVED IN TINY VILLAGE IN WESTMORELAND, WE WATCHED THOSE FILMS AND I WAS TOO SCARED TO WALK HOME SO YOU WALKED HOME WITH ME THEN YOU WERE TOO SCARED TO WALK HOME AND MY FATHER HAD TO WALK YOU HOME . IF YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND I KNOW WHO I AM GET IN TOUCH AS I AM STILL ALIVE IN THE SAME PLACE , SAME NUMBER . MEMORIES. THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP THESE MEMORIES ALIVE FOR GOOD OR BAD . SO MANY LAUGHS TO SHARE AND SO MANY SCARY STUFF WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN WATCHING.
Now in the movie where at 40 min and 50 sec and the movie. It's just getting great where the Mad Doctor has Ruth. But it looks like the movie's almost over we're really the movie should be just beginning This movie should have went longer I hope the young reporter who is in love with Ruth finds his wife-to-be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spoiler: I've just learned that not all Pre-code films were gems. Wow, that was terrible. Thank you, though! It was still an interesting peek into the era.
This could have been terrible but it wasn’t that good in the end. Lost a few brain sells on the way but enjoyed Harpo Marx in a semi speaking role, sort of. Keystone cops, Charly Chaplain, Batman. Of that genre. Reporter says she should be escorted by handsome officers wherever she goes. Let’s not be sexist now. I’ll nominate driver as worst actor, but maybe he wasn’t, might have been having round the set. Remember 77777 number. Yes receptionist has star ⭐️ all over. Let’s also not be sexist here now. Meanwhile back in the States as they say. Google would have solved their problems. Good idea for a retro touch but would Have had short mystery movies then
Nada como filmes antigos. Anos 20 e 30 são tudo de bom. Com ou sem áudio. Me amarro nos artistas que eram verdadeiros, e não um arremedo disso. Os que se adaptaram bem à nova tecnologia (o chamado cinema falado) uniram a impressionante expressão facial (coisa que eles tinham de sobra, já que na chamada silent screen, falavam era com o corpo.) ao novo sistema, e mostraram que atores de verdade, nascem feitos. Nessa fita, o suspense é apresentado numa narrativa um tanto caricata, e entremeada de um humor negro sofrível. Mas tudo bem. É 1931, e isso basta. Minha nota para este filme é 07.
I swear the guy playing the reporter REALLY looks like George W. Bush!!!!!! In certain shots his face and expressions look just like George W. . .It's President George W. Bush with more hair!!!!!!!
" Uncle Tom's Cabin" ? By Harriet Beecher Stowe.I' m not sure what was meant by that reference,other than the time frame it was written in,as it was about " the slaves& their lives" during the period of their servitude under the control of plantation owners.
