Evelyn Ankers

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Rating: ★★
Jul 30, 2000Universal Frankenstein Sequel
The fourth of Universal's Frankenstein films where Lon Chaney Jr inherits the role of the monster and makes it into a stumbling brute that lacks the pathos of Boris Karloff. The plot recycles what has now become the cliches of the series
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The Mad Ghoul (1943)

The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Rating: ★★
Nov 18, 2013Mad Scientist Invents Zombie Gas
An entry from the great era of mad scientist films wherein George Zucco turns his assistant into a zombie so he can steal his fiancee. Despite a wonderfully mad performance from Zucco, the effort is prosaic and routine, while the zombie gets to do almost nothing throughout
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Son of Dracula (1943)

Son of Dracula (1943)
Rating: ★½
Jun 25, 2009Universal Dracula Sequel
The third of Universal's Dracula films in which Dracula travels to Louisiana in search of a wife. A flabby Lon Chaney Jr makes a poor replacement for Bela Lugosi, while the script seems improbably stitched together – despite the title, the film features Dracula, not his son
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Weird Woman (1944)

Weird Woman (1944)
Rating: ★★½
Mar 12, 2020Witchcraft in Academia
The first of several adaptations of Fritz Leiber's novel Conjure Wife about witchcraft being conducted between rivalry faculty wives in academia. The best version of the story is still the second one Night of the Eagle but this has some eerie moments and great performances
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Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949)

Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949)
Rating: ★★
Feb 1, 2013Jungle Hero/Fountain of Youth
The first Tarzan film after Johnny Weissmuller's departure and replacement by a blank Lex Barker, although in all other ways is still the same tired formula. One of the few Tarzan films of the era to employ fantastic plot devices (a Fountain of Youth) but seems to have little idea what to do with it
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