Mad Love (1935) & The Devil Doll (1936
by Tod Browning, Karl W Freund
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Director: Karl W Freund, Tod BrowningPrimary Contributor: Peter Lorre
Primary Contributor: Lionel Barrymore
Primary Contributor: Maureen O'Sullivan
Primary Contributor: Colin Clive
Primary Contributor: Frances Drake
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Product features:
- Release Date: October 10, 2006
Movie Reviews of Mad Love (1935) & The Devil Doll (1936
Movie Review: Great 1930s horror thriller duo
Summary: 4 Stars
Karl Freund's Mad Love and Tod Browning's Devil Doll, both from the 1930s, are, along with the James Whale films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, as well as Dracula (1931), some of the best horror thrillers of that era. Mad Love (1935), starring Peter Lorre, is, as the title indicates, a tale of amour fou and if you can imagine anyone other than Peter Lorre in the part of a man crazed for love and crazy enough to do wacko things to prove it, I'd be really surprised. And Devil Doll (1936) starring Lionel Barrymore has him dressed in drag as an old woman out for revenge.
In both films, mad scientists--the staple of the time--play a major part. But while this may sound cliched, it's anything but. Freund and Browning were truly skilled directors who knew their stuff, so both movies are still a lot of fun to watch today. Lorre plays it to the max and is great; Barrymore is equally great in his old woman get-up and semi-cantankerous old lady voice. Lorre grafts a killer's hands onto his own to get the girl he wants; Barrymore hooks up with a mad scientist who's perfected a way to shrink people and animals to one-sixth their normal size in order to exact revenge on the three rich bankers who set him up for a fall. Of course Barrymore uses these tiny people to cause irreparable damage to the three traitorous former colleagues.
This DVD is a terrific deal for the money. If you love old movies with solid production values, don't pass this up. It's especially nifty to see how Browning has tiny people moving around among normal-sized people and objects. He did a really great job with this.
Lots of fun; highly recommended.
Summary of Mad Love (1935) & The Devil Doll (1936
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