Universal horror classic movie archive

The Resource Universal horror classic movie archive
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Universal horror classic movie archive
Statement of responsibility
[Universal Pictures Company]
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
  • The black cat: A wealthy but embittered matriarch makes a deathbed recovery only to be murdered by someone in the greedy clan gathered for the reading of her will. When the family learns that nobody receives a penny until the very last of the old lady's multitude of beloved cats perish, both cats and people start turning up dead
  • Man made monster: A scientist experiments with a carnival performer's immunity to electrical shock and creates a monster able to kill with his touch
  • Horror island: A treasure-making scheme ends up deadly for a group of people stuck in a seemingly haunted castle with a killer known only as "The Phantom."
  • Night monster: Kurt Ingston is a helpless cripple due to the incompetence of three doctors. He invites them to visit him on the pretext of donating money. Also arriving are Dick Baldwin and Dr. Lynne Harper, who has come to assess the mental health of Ingston's daughter Margaret. When the first three doctors are found murdered, Baldwin has to solve the murder mystery, especially since he has fallen for the potential fourth victim, Dr. Harper
  • Captive wild woman: A mad scientist transforms an ape into a beautiful woman, then turns her loose at the circus. She blends in, becoming an animal trainer who wields strange powers over her lions and tigers. She even falls in love with a fellow trainer. Tragedy strikes when her jealousy turns her back into an ape ... and a killer
Member of
Cataloging source
EMU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
  • The black cat: director of photography, Stanley Cortez ; editor, Ted Kent ; musical director, H.J. Salter
  • Man made monster: director of photography, Elwood Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton ; musical director, H.J. Salter
  • Horror Island: director of photography, Elwood Bredell ; editor, Otto Ludwig ; musical director, H.J. Salter
  • Night monster: director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; editor, Milton Carruth ; musical director, H.J. Salter
  • Captive wild woman: director of photography, George Robinson ; editor, Milton Carruth ; musical director, H.J. Salter
Intended audience
Not rated by MPAA
Language note
In English with optional French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
  • The black cat: Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi, Gale Sondergaard, Alan Ladd
  • Man made monster: Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson, Samuel S. Hinds
  • Horror Island: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran, Fuzzy Knight, John Eldredge, Lewis Howard
  • Night monster: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erikson, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Don Porter, Nils Asther, Frank Reicher
  • Captive wild woman: Acquanetta, John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Vince Barnett, Fay Helm, Paul Fix
Runtime
326
Technique
live action

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