CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - TCM: SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
07:30 AM The Ghoul (1933)
An ancient Egyptian returns to punish those who violated his tomb. England's answer to Hollywood's horror films: Egyptologist Boris Karloff wishes to be buried with a jewel he believes will allow him eternal life. It's stolen, and he rises from the dead in search of the culprit. Slow going until Karloff's resurrection; then it really hums. Ralph Richardson's film debut.
Cast includes Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson, Anthony Bushell, Ralph Richardson, Harold Huth and Kathleen Harrison.
09:00 AM House Of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love.
Cast includes Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Roger Davis, Nancy Barrett, John Karlen, Thayer David, Louis Edmonds, Don Briscoe and David Henesy.
11:00 AM Repulsion (1965)
Strange dreams haunt a beautiful young woman left alone in her apartment.
Cast includes Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark, Renee Houston, Valerie Taylor and James Villiers.
01:00 PM Dementia 13 (1963)
Members of an Irish family are being killed off by one of their own who wishes to inherit the family fortune.
Cast includes William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchel, Patrick Magee, Eithne Dunne, Peter Read, Karl Schanzer, Ron Perry, Derry O'Donavan and Barbara Dowling.
02:30 PM The Last Man On Earth (1964)
A deadly virus turns most of the world's population into blood-drinking ghouls.
Cast includes Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Umberto Raho, Christi Courtland, Antonio Corevi and Ettore Ribotta.
04:00 PM The Devil Bat (1940)
A mad scientist trains killer bats to respond to a special scent. Bela Lugosi raises bats and trains them to suck victims' blood on cue. One of Lugosi's more notorious pictures, and fairly entertaining.
Cast includes Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, Yolande Donlan, Donald Kerr, Edmund Mortimer and Gene O'Donnell.
05:15 PM White Zombie (1932)
A zombie master menaces newlyweds on a Haitian plantation. Zombie master Bela Lugosi menaces newlyweds on Haitian sugar plantation; eerie, unique low-budget chiller.
Cast includes Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Frazer, John Harron, Brandon Hurst and George Burr Macannan.
06:30 PM The Body Snatcher (1945)
Zombie master Lugosi menaces newlyweds on Haitian sugar plantation; eerie, unique low-budget chiller. Fine, atmospheric tale from Robert Louis Stevenson's short story of doctor (Henry Daniell) who is forced to deal with scurrilous character (Boris Karloff) in order to get cadavers for experiments in 19th-century Edinburgh. Last film to team Karloff and Bela Lugosi, their scenes together are eerie and compelling.
Cast includes Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade, Rita Corday and Sharyn Moffett.
08:00 PM Frankenstein (1931)
A crazed scientist creates a living being from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain. Definitive monster movie, with Colin Clive as the ultimate mad scientist, creating a man-made being (Boris Karloff) but inadvertently giving him a criminal brain. It's creaky at times, and cries for a music score, but it's still impressive . . . as is Karloff's performance in the role that made him a star. Long-censored footage, restored in 1987, enhances the impact of several key scenes, including the drowning of a little girl. Based on Mary Shelley's novel.
Cast includes Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Frederick Kerr, Dwight Frye, Lionel Belmore and Marilyn Harris.
09:30 PM Son Of Frankenstein (1939)
The legendary scientist's son is tempted to resume his father's horrible experiments. Third in the series (after BRIDE) finds late doctor's son attempting to clear family name by making the Monster "good." He should live so long. Lavishly made shocker is gripping and eerie, if a bit talky, with wonderfully bizarre sets by Jack Otterson and Bela Lugosi's finest performance as evil, broken-necked blacksmith Ygor. Boris Karloff's last appearance as the Monster. Look fast for Ward Bond(!) as a constable guarding Castle Frankenstein from angry villagers late in film.
Cast includes Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn and Edgar Norton.
11:15 PM The Wolf Man (1941)
A British nobleman undergoes a startling transformation when he's bitten by a gypsy werewolf. One of the finest horror films ever made: Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) is bitten by werewolf Bela Lugosi, survives to carry the curse himself. Outstanding cast includes Claude Rains as Chaney's oblivious father, Evelyn Ankers as perplexed girl friend, Maria Ouspenskaya as wizened gypsy woman who foretells his fate and attempts to care for him. Literate and very engrossing, with superb makeup by Jack Pierce, atmospheric music (re-used in many other Universal chillers) by Charles Previn and Hans J. Salter. Written by Curt Siodmak.
Cast includes Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Warren William, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers, Fay Helm, J.M. Kerrigan and Forrester Harvey.
12:30 AM The Mummy (1932)
An Egyptian mummy returns to life to stalk the reincarnation of his lost love. Horror classic stars Boris Karloff as Egyptian mummy, revived after thousands of years, believing Zita Johann is reincarnation of ancient mate. Remarkable makeup and atmosphere make it chills ahead of many follow-ups.
Cast includes Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson, Kathryn Byron, Leonard Mudie and James Crane.
02:00 AM The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Archaeologists are stalked by a resurrected mummy during an Egyptian dig. Archeologists seeking lost tomb of Egyptian princess get more than they bargained for when they find it guarded by a living--and very deadly--mummy (Tom Tyler).
Cast includes Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli, George Zucco, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Trowbridge and Tom Tyler.
03:15 AM Island of Lost Souls (1933)
On a remote island, a mad scientist turns wild animals into human monsters. Strong adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of a mad scientist isolated on a remote island, where he transforms jungle beasts into half-human abominations (". . . are we not men?"). Charles Laughton hams it up a bit, but despite more explicit horror films of late, this retains its frightening aura, particularly in the grisly finale.
Cast includes Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen Burke, Arthur Hohl, Stanley Fields, Paul Hurst, Hans Steinke, Tetsu Komai and George Irving.
04:30 AM The Invisible Man (1933)
A scientist's experiments with invisibility turn him into a madman. H. G. Wells' fantasy brilliantly materializes on screen in tale of mad scientist who makes himself invisible, wreaking havoc on British country village. Claude Rains' starring debut is dated but still enjoyable. Look fast for John Carradine phoning in a "sighting"; that's Walter Brennan whose bicycle is stolen.
Cast includes Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor, Forrester Harvey, Holmes Herbert, E.E. Clive, Dudley Digges, Harry Stubbs, Donald Stuart and Merle Tottenham.
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