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Post by sadako on Mar 20, 2023 15:05:45 GMT
Astonishing new book by Daniel Titley - a compendium of rare material on Tod Browning’s long lost movie. Full of photos of the sets, publicity, and of the original treatment and the first draft of the script. Plus, incredibly, 19 actual frames from an actual print, one of which is featured on the cover.  |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Mar 21, 2023 0:17:38 GMT
I wonder if this would disappoint. I watched Mark of the Vampire last year, and it was let down by the ending I thought, which renders scenes in it absurd. Both Lugosi and Carroll Borland were of the same mind. Supposedly it is a remake of London After Midnight.
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Post by sadako on Mar 24, 2023 2:25:48 GMT
I wonder if this would disappoint. I watched Mark of the Vampire last year, and it was let down by the ending I thought, which renders scenes in it absurd. Both Lugosi and Carroll Borland were of the same mind. Supposedly it is a remake of London After Midnight. It is a remake, by the same director. The allure of London After Midnight is the spectacular make-up and performance of Lon Chaney as a vampire, based on Dracula. |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Mar 24, 2023 10:53:04 GMT
It is a remake, by the same director. The allure of London After Midnight is the spectacular make-up and performance of Lon Chaney as a vampire, based on Dracula. The Lon Chaney "vampire" looks interesting, his part was split between different actors in Mark of the Vampire; Lionel Barrymore's eccentric performance is enjoyable, Lugosi's "vampire" is his trademark Dracula. His film "daughter" (Caroll Borland) stands out, even if like Lugosi all she does is walk around looking mysterious. There is a marvellous effect of her flying down from the rafters in a ruined mansion (which is nonsensical if the plot is taken into account) that seems to have also been in the original. I'd love to see how that version compared. |
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