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Lumsden Hare

Svengali (1931)

Svengali (1931)
Rating: ★★★½
Oct 31, 2018Sinister Hypnotist
Sinister Hypnotistsvengali-19311931Classic from the Golden Age of Horror with John Barrymore as a malevolent hypnotist who places a young model under his control. he film’s design scheme draws heavily from German Expressionism and comes with some amazingly inventive directorial effects
Director: Archie Mayo
Actors: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Lumsden Hare, …
Category: Horror
31 October 201811 August 2021 by Roog

She (1935)

She (1935)
Rating: ★★
Oct 29, 2000Lost City/Immortal Queen
Lost City/Immortal Queenshe-19351935The first sound version of H. Rider Haggard's lost city adventure about explorers finding an immortal queen (Helen Gahagan). From the producers of the original King Kong
Director: Irving Pichel, Lansing C. Holden
Actors: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Nigel Bruce, Gustav von Seyffertitz, …
Category: Fantasy
29 October 20005 December 2023 by Roog

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
Rating: ★★
Jan 29, 2011Shrunken Head Curse
Shrunken Head Cursefour-skulls-of-jonathan-drake-19591959Someone decided to make a horror film about the practice of shrinking heads conducted by some South American Indian tribes. Despite starting well, this is mostly dull and pedestrian
Director: Edward L. Cahn
Actors: Eduard Franz, Henry Daniell, Frank Gerstle, Lumsden Hare, …
Category: Horror
29 January 201125 October 2025 by Roog

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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
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  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
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  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
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