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Peggy Moran and Foy Van Dolsen in Horror Island (1941)
#horror island#peggy moran#foy van dolsen#1940s horror#1940s movies#1941#george waggner#odh#mystery#horror comedy#universal horror
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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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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
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