rec.arts.movies.past-films

On Nov 1, 6:28 pm, Manfred Polak wrote:
> Okierazorbacker wrote:
> >> >I liked Corman's "Tomb of Ligeia" and "Pit and the Pendulum" OK. But
> >> >I thought "Fall of the House of Usher" and "Masque of the Red Death"
> >> >disappointing.
>
> I like Charles Klein's "The Telltale Heart" and . Watson & Melville
> Webber's "The Fall of the House of Usher", both from 1928. Two short
> expressionistic silents. Watson & Webber were non-professionals from
> Rochester, NY, Klein was a German-born professional who worked in
> Hollywood and Germany (but there seems to be some confusion about
> his identity). Both movies are in the "Unseen Cinema" DVD box set.
>
> >I agree 100%. I hate to say that Price ruined those movies, because
> >his emoting is half the fun sometimes, but I sure would've preferred
> >to see him reel it in. btw there's a Price movie higher in this list
> >that has nothing to do with Poe or even with the SF/horror genre at
> >all. Any guesses?
>
> "His Kind of Woman"?
>
> Manfred

Bingo.