Monday, May 25, 2009

Fur Reel - Talkin' 'bout WEREWOLVES, part two.


HENRY HULL
THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON, Universal 1935
Another excellent werewolf film. Borris Karloff was originally slated for this movie, but was bound by other commitments. Henry Hull, a fine British actor, took command of the role playing the part of Dr. Glendon & the werewolf, spot-on. The good doctor was bitten by a werewolf in the mountains of Tibet (a startling scene) while in search of a Maroiphasa Lumina Lupina which is an elusive plant that only takes bloom in the moon light. The plant is the cure for werewolfism, but complications lead Dr. Glendon to a dramatic death on the floor where he transforms from the wicked werewolf back into himself in front of a room full of spectators, including the police and his neglected fiance. There are tremendous scenes with 2 drunken cockney women on the stair case of the shabby rooming house where Dr. Glendon secretly rents a room to face his malady in private.
RL

No comments:

Post a Comment