Poverty Row Horrors!,9780786407989

Poverty Row Horrors!

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ISBN13: 9780786407989
ISBN10: 0786407980
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): McFarland Publishing
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Summary

Poverty row horror films were usually inexpensively (some would say cheaply) produced with writing that ranged from bad to atrocious. Yet these movies with their all-star horror casts (Carradine, Lugosi, Karloff, et al.) and their ape men, mad monsters, devil bats and white zombies still have a loyal audience 50 years after their release. Essays contain full filmographic data on the 31 horror chillers made by the three studios from 1940 through 1946 and are arranged by year of release. Each entry includes the date of release, length, production credits, cast credits, interview quotes, and a plot synopsis with critical commentary. Filmographies for prominent horror actors and actresses, from John Abbott to George Zucco, are provided in the appendices.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Boys of the City (Monogram, 1940)
1(4)
The Ape (Monogram, 1940)
5(9)
The Devil Bat (PRC, 1940)
14(12)
Invisible Ghost (Monogram, 1941)
26(9)
King of the Zombies (Monogram, 1941)
35(10)
Spooks Run Wild (Monogram, 1941)
45(7)
Black Dragons (Monogram, 1942)
52(11)
The Corpse Vanishes (Monogram, 1942)
63(11)
The Mad Monster (PRC, 1942)
74(10)
Bowery at Midnight (Monogram, 1942)
84(9)
Dead Men Walk (PRC, 1943)
93(9)
The Ape Man (Monogram, 1943)
102(12)
Ghosts on the Loose (Monogram, 1943)
114(7)
Revenge of the Zombies (Monogram, 1943)
121(8)
Voodoo Man (Monogram, 1944)
129(12)
The Monster Maker (PRC, 1944)
141(10)
The Lady and the Monster (Republic, 1944)
151(13)
Return of the Ape Man (Monogram, 1944)
164(10)
The Girl Who Dared (Republic, 1944)
174(3)
Bluebeard (PRC, 1944)
177(14)
Crazy Knights (Monogram, 1944)
191(4)
Fog Island (PRC, 1945)
195(9)
The Phantom Speaks (Republic, 1945)
204(7)
The Vampire's Ghost (Republic, 1945)
211(8)
Strangler of the Swamp (PRC, 1945)
219(9)
The Face of Marble (Monogram, 1946)
228(8)
The Flying Serpent (PRC, 1946)
236(10)
Devil Bat's Daughter (PRC, 1946)
246(7)
The Catman of Paris (Republic, 1946)
253(8)
Valley of the Zombies (Republic, 1946)
261(8)
Spook Busters (Monogram, 1946)
269(6)
Appendix I The Music of Poverty Row 275(3)
Bill Littman
Appendix II Exclusions, Borderline Inclusions, a Few Late '40s Films 278(10)
Appendix III Filmographies of 35 Actors and Actresses 288(68)
Appendix IV The Experts Rank Lugosi's Monogram Films 356(5)
Index 361

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