Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Face at the Window

The Face at the Window is a 1939 horror film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter, who played the title role in the 1936 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. "They dared call me mad." Bwahaha.

via Daily Motion:



Time Out calls Slaughter's performance "oddly chilling". Cult Reviews concludes:
it’s a great joy to watch the talent of two artists at their best moment, and one can only wonder what would had happened with their careers if they had been hired by Universal or Columbia. Just like Boris Karloff is American cinema’s icon for the horror genre, I see no problem with considering Slaughter as his equal in British cinema. Classy, grim, sinister and even fun, “The Face at the Window” is definitely the proof that George King was a true artist of the genre, and Tod Slaughter the British master of Victorian shock and horror.
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4 comments:

  1. My name is Erika.8:17 AM

    You find the most interesting videos. :) I keep a little list going so when I want to watch something I can look at the list and find a title. Thanks for all the tips. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:34 AM

      This one's just an hour long, so you can't really go wrong checking it out -especially if you like those 30s-era horror films. They are so different from what's released these days.

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  2. Rita11:19 AM

    Finally got to see it. Like a combination of a werewolf and frankenstein and mad scientist movie. Was a fun one! :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:22 AM

      So many of these are unknown these days. There were so many of them! But I thought this was fun, too. Glad you enjoyed it :)

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