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Date Posted: 08:53:56 10/08/06 Sun
Author: Rick
Subject: Re: Your favorite Universal Horror films?
In reply to: Tim 's message, "Re: Your favorite Universal Horror films?" on 08:13:47 10/08/06 Sun


I haven't been able to view all these films yet, but of the ones I have tracked the music in includes:

"The Bride of Frankenstein", "The Invisible Man", "The Werewolf of London", "Mystery of Edwin Drood", "Dracula's Daughter", "Son of Frankenstein", "The Black Cat", "The Raven", and "Tower of London".

All great films made by Universal. I'm in agreement with you on "Dracula's Daughter" being underrated. Roemheld's last score for Universal, which is ominous and dismal with dark overtones, that was unlike any he composed before. The final film made under Carl Laemmle, Jr in 1936 which completed the studio's first cycle of horror films. It was an excellent film in all respects. The one question many ask is:

"Was the Countess really the daughter of Count Dracula or someone who just claimed to be his offspring?" I'd think the former would be acceptable. The latter question has always been open to speculation it seems, but interesting.

"Werewolf of London" was a good film. Henry Hull did another great job as a character actor in his first role in motion pictures. Hajos' moody score is excellent in all guises.

"The Black Cat" is as good as one gets. Lugosi and Karloff together pull no punches and do a superb job in the film. Roemheld's score is heavily derived from 19th century classics, a one-time treat only heard in this film. The 1941 remake is another version with Lugosi as a different character, but pales considerably next to the original 1934 film he starred in with Karloff.

The other films I listed are all equally as good in their own rights. One I plan to watch is "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with Bela Lugosi. "The Invisible Man" and "Mystery of Edwin Drood" were excellent films thanks to the talents of Claude Rains.

"Tower of London" is a great historical and intelligent depiction of Richard the III. Really not a horror film, but Karloff makes it seem like one. Vincent Price also delivers a good performance.

I look forward to viewing many of these and posting reviews in the future. I didn't see any of them when growing up in the 70's. I had school and they must have been on around 12 midnight. Years later, it's been wonderful to discover them all, in relation to the space serials.



Rick

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