#foy van dolsen

[weirdlookindog]

Foy Van Dolsen, as The Phantom, in Horror Island (1941).

#horror island #foy van dolsen #1941 #1940s movies #george waggner #odh #mystery #horror comedy #universal horror

[mariocki]

Horror Island (1941)

"Don't be frightened, folks, it's just Morgan's ghost. He resents our coming here."

"Not any more than I do."

#horror island #1941 #american cinema #horror film #george waggner #maurice tombragel #victor mcleod #alex gottlieb #dick foran #leo carrillo #peggy moran #fuzzy knight #john eldredge #lewis howard #hobart cavanaugh #walter catlett #ralf harolde #iris adrian #foy van dolsen #emmett vogan #fairly charming‚ fairly silly‚ very minor effort from Universal's comic horror era (see also 1940's The Invisible Woman). truthfully this #would have benefited from a bigger name from the studio's roster getting involved; no Lugosi‚ no Karloff‚ not even an Atwill or a Chaney #don't get me wrong‚ i enjoyed Leo Carrillo's large performance as a salty old sea dog and in particular loved Lewis Howard‚ whose every #scene (all too few of them it must be said) is an unexpectedly camp delight. but it could really have done with an iconic presence in a #leading role. the rest of the film... well a little slow to get going‚ and kind of silly obvs‚ but once we actually get to the island and a #mysterious phantom starts picking off the characters‚ it all livens up quite considerably #and settles into a fairly familiar Old Dark House shape (well‚ if it works it works‚ who's to blame them) #a fun but forgettable time; of interest to ye olde horror freaks but with little to recommend it to the casual viewer

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: Horror Island

Año: 1941

Duración: 60 min

País: Estados Unidos

Director: George Waggner

Guion: Victor McLeod, Maurice Tombragel (Historia: Alex Gottlieb)

Música: Hans J. Salter

Fotografía: Elwood Bredell (B&W)

Reparto: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran, Fuzzy Knight, John Eldredge, Lewis Howard, Hobart Cavanaugh, Walter Catlett, Ralf Harolde, Iris Adrian, Foy Van Dolsen, Emmett Vogan

Productora: Universal Pictures

Género: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033728/

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