TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: BELA LUGOSI Sunday, January 22, 2012

TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: BELA LUGOSI  Sunday, January 22, 2012 8:00 PM 61 min TV-PG horror Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) A mad doctor tries to mix human and gorilla blood with deadly results. Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Sidney Fox , Bela Lugosi , Leon Waycoff . D: Robert Florey. Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Waycoff (Ames), Bert Roach, Noble Johnson, Brandon Hurst, Arlene Francis. Expressionistic horror film based on Poe story, with Lugosi as fiendish Dr. Mirakle, with eyes on lovely Fox as the bride of his pet ape in 1845 Paris. Considered strong stuff back then. John Huston was one of the writers. Remade as PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE, and twice more (once for TV in 1986) under original title. 9:15 PM 65 min TV-PG horror Black Cat, The (1934) A Satanist faces off with the vengeful man whose wife and daughter he has stolen. Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Karloff , Bela Lugosi , David Manners . D: Edgar Ulmer. Karloff (Boris Karloff), Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells (Julie Bishop), Lucille Lund, Henry Armetta, Harry Cording. Polished horror film with bizarre sets, even more bizarre plot. Confrontation of architect/devil-worshiper Karloff and doctor Lugosi is still fascinating. The first of Boris and Bela's many teamings. Look fast for John Carradine as an organist at Satanic Mass. Film bears absolutely no resemblance to eponymous Edgar Allan Poe tale. 10:30 PM 70 min TV-14 horror Island of Lost Souls (1933) On a remote island, a mad scientist turns wild animals into human monsters. Dir: Erle C. Kenton Cast: Charles Laughton , Richard Arlen , Leila Hyams . D: Erle C. Kenton. Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Kathleen Burke, Stanley Fields, Leila Hyams. Strong ad aptation of H. G. Wells' novel of a mad scientist isolated on a remote island, where he transforms jungle beasts into half-human abominations (". . . are we not men?''). Laughton hams it up a bit, but despite more explicit horror films of late, this retains its frightening aura, particularly in the grisly finale. Remade as THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU in 1977 and 1996. 12:00 AM 104 min TV-14 silent Haxan (1922) Scenes trace the history of witchcraft from the middle ages to the early 20th century. Dir: Benjamin Christensen Cast: Benjamin Christensen , CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Benjamin Christensen. Oscar Stribolt, Clara Pontoppidan, Karen Winther, Maren Pedersen. Visually stunning history of the occult, recreating actual incidents based on records of witch trials, demonic possessions, and torture by the Inquisition. Writer-director Christensen plays Satan himself in this genuinely scary, no-holds-barred silent film. A shortened version was released in 1968 featuring commentary by William S. Burroughs. Original title: HAXAN.   Carl Ray Louk "FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS" SG-1996 "LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY" SG-2000 "THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE" SD "EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE IN HEART AND SAYS HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT, MAY BECOME A WOLF WHEN THE WOLFBANE BLOOMS AND THE AUTUMN MOON IS BRIGHT." LT-1941 "FLESH OF MY FLESH; BLOOD OF MY BLOOD; KIN OF MY KIN WHEN SAY COME TO YOU, YOU SHALL CROSS LAND OR SEA TO DO MY BIDDING!" CVTD-1895 "FROM HELL'S HEART I STAB AT THEE, FOR HATE SAKE I SPIT MY LAST BREATH AT THEE" CA-1895  "I HAVE BEEN, AND ALWAYS SHALL BE YOUR FRIEND" Spock  "TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT CANDY IS DANDY BUT MURDER, OH MURDER, IS SO SWEET" CRL-2003  "EYE OF NEWT, AND TOE OF FROG, WOOL OF BAT, AND TONGUE OF DOG ADDER'S FORK, BLIND-WORM'S STING, LIZARD'S LEG, AND OWLET'S WING. FOR A CHARM OF POWERFUL TROUBLE, LIKE A HELL-BROTH BOIL AND BABBLE. DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE, FIRE BURN, AND CALDRON BUBBLE" WS MySpace.com: www.myspace.com/carlraylouk http://www.myspace.com/carlraylouk Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : LouksHauntedGraveyardhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouksHauntedGraveyard/ Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk/