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Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
A worth-while "Old Haunted House" film!
Henry and friends investigate "creep house", a supposedly 'haunted house' in town. (See the plot synopsis).
Even tho it's a comedy, this seldom-seen film has all the time-honored 'old house' bits: shadows of clutching hands, trapdoors & secret panels, a cemetery, a 'live mummy', skeletons, a 'live' suit of armor and MORE! A most enjoyable combination of comedy and chills. This film is "dated" but that only adds to it's charm!
I really wish that they would show the Henry Aldrich series on TV; it's definitely worth seeing and taping.
As the other reviewer said,"a must-see film" if they ever show it!
A Christmas Carol (1938)
This is THE best "Christmas Carol".
I take exception to the comment that "This Hollywood version of the Dickens Christmas classic is overshadowed by a later British version featuring Alastair Sim." Having seen both many times, IMHO, the Reginald Owen version is MUCH superior to the Sim version. Why? Because Sim doesn't really get into the "feel" of Scrooge. It's obvious that he's playing an acting role......Owen IS scrooge!!! And, THAT adds GREATLY to the film.
Plus, the supporting actors do more justice to their roles.
The Sim version does have some merits, but the Reginald Owen version is THE definitive "Christmas Carol".
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
Not a bad film...........
I enjoyed this film precisely due to the reasons that another reviewer DIDN"T! It was interesting to have a woman as a werewolf, there was no werewolf costume used, and there was an element of mystery in the proceedings.
I enjoyed the Val Lewton-ish scene in the mortuary basement where the hero is being stalked by the werewolf!
I myself am glad that the werewolf transformation scene was done in shadow (the Val Lewton touch), as the special effects of the time were far removed from today's slick computer-created animations. Anything other than the way it was done would've looked SILLY.
A nifty, seldom-seen film! Norm
(PS. Hull's makeup looks MUCH more "wolfish" than Cheney Jr's!).
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Someone wasn't paying attention to the film!
To the person who wrote "When he's seen entering the graveyard carrying what looks like a package of Chinese laundry, I howled! I just couldn't see him running shopping errands in his werewolf garb!" A famous German doctor, "Dr. Brookner" was to enter England. He was to be met at the channel and be brought to the woman dr's home. The werewolf met and killed him, then took his clothes (the "Chinese laundry") to the vampire.
The vampire was to then impersonate Brookner. (No one had ever seen him in England).
PLS pay attention when watching these terrific films! LUGOSI FOREVER! Norm Vogel normsfilms.com