Hollywood Cauldron: Thirteen Horror Films from the Genre's Golden Age

Gregory William Mank
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Thirteen of Hollywood's horror classics in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Mark of the Vampire (1935), Mad Love (1935), The Black Room (1935), The Walking Dead (1936), Cat People (1942), Bluebeard (1944), The Lodger (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Hangover Square (1945) and Bedlam (1946). From original interviews and research, the styles of the various studios (from giant M-G-M to Poverty Row's PRC), along with the performers, directors, and backstage events, are examined.
Genres: Film
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