The Ape Man Movie Poster
Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films.
With this 5th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we take a look at another movie starring one of the kings of B&W horror, Bela Lugosi.
The Ape Man (1943), with Bela Lugosi in the starring role as Dr. James Brewster,...
Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films.
With this 5th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we take a look at another movie starring one of the kings of B&W horror, Bela Lugosi.
The Ape Man (1943), with Bela Lugosi in the starring role as Dr. James Brewster,...
- 2/23/2012
- by Tim Rich
- Obsessed with Film
We love stills and this one’s great!
Last week, when we brought you an unknown little slice of unidentifiable wackiness, we had some high hopes that someone might come along and fill us in as to just what in Sam Hill we were looking at. Sure enough, we found out in the comments!
This time, though, it’s not so much a challenge (depending on your definition of the word challenge). It’s just The Ape Man.
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This posed still has a certain seedy grandeur to it, with “horrified” Louise Currie taking a time-honored stance. In what certainly must be Lugosi’s lowest moment amid his nine Monogram cheapies, he plays a doctor whose glandular experiments have turned him half ape. He sleeps on straw in a cell while sending out his gorilla suited pal (Emil Van Horn) to find victims to drain of spinal fluid.
Last week, when we brought you an unknown little slice of unidentifiable wackiness, we had some high hopes that someone might come along and fill us in as to just what in Sam Hill we were looking at. Sure enough, we found out in the comments!
This time, though, it’s not so much a challenge (depending on your definition of the word challenge). It’s just The Ape Man.
Click to make bigger!
This posed still has a certain seedy grandeur to it, with “horrified” Louise Currie taking a time-honored stance. In what certainly must be Lugosi’s lowest moment amid his nine Monogram cheapies, he plays a doctor whose glandular experiments have turned him half ape. He sleeps on straw in a cell while sending out his gorilla suited pal (Emil Van Horn) to find victims to drain of spinal fluid.
- 6/7/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Charlie Chan definitely has a place among the pantheon of famous fictional detectives. He is certainly one of the more controversial ones. Although Chan is undoubtedly a hero, many Asians resent the character as an ethnic stereotype. Chan is polite and soft spoken, never lacking an appropriate old Chinese proverb to suit the occasion.
The character of Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1923 as a rebuttal to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes so common in literature of the day, such as Fu Manchu. Biggers lived in Hawaii and resented the unflattering Asian clichés so he invented a benign Chinese Investigator working for the Honolulu Police Force. He wrote several Chan novels. The honorable Chinese Detective became so popular that he was soon adapted into film. There were many Chan films, starting in the silent film era. Early films actually starred Chinese actors but the Audience didn’t respond to Asian Leading men.
The character of Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1923 as a rebuttal to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes so common in literature of the day, such as Fu Manchu. Biggers lived in Hawaii and resented the unflattering Asian clichés so he invented a benign Chinese Investigator working for the Honolulu Police Force. He wrote several Chan novels. The honorable Chinese Detective became so popular that he was soon adapted into film. There were many Chan films, starting in the silent film era. Early films actually starred Chinese actors but the Audience didn’t respond to Asian Leading men.
- 6/5/2010
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
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