Up from the vault rare thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s by john t. The olddarkhouse setting of the original has been changed to a lonely lighthouse, while spences. The actor is already in the make up, but a polarizer is blocking that particular colourtone light frequency. Allen jenkins was labeled the greatest scenestealer of the 1930s by the new york times. The filter is rotated, fading the regular part of the lens into position. The octopus is one of the stupidest ever captured on film, though at least.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In his first stage appearance, he danced next to james cagney in a chorus line for an offbroadway musical called pitterpatter, earning five dollars a week. Watch this movie, and be amazed at what they could do way back in 1937. By 1939, this plot was assuredly wellworn, and one wonders if the ritz brothers were hoping to simply avoid making the film altogether. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. The octopus is supplied with a standard machine guarding package, shown also are the optional machine wrapping conveyor, film topsheet applicator and load stabilizer units a complete handling system can be also supplied with the machine or the octopus can be integrated into an existing customer or oem handling system. He also appeared in broadway plays between 1923 and 1962, including the front page 1928. I did another set of rewinding, frame advancing and trying to fathom it and the only thing i can think is that they touched up the film itself, by playing with the negatives or something similar. The octopus is a fantastic little piece of cinematic history.
The bat whispers standard 35mm version internet archive. The octopus, 1937, directed by william mcgann, with hugh herbert, allen jenkins, marcia ralston, at turner classic movies. The octopus is a film that got my attention solely from a clip of the big reveal circulating around the internet a practical effect using color filtering that is really impressive for the time and is worth the price of admission alone and for its distinctive title. He began his career in vaudeville and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches. Comedymystery finds detectives kelly and dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus and a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature. Rare thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s kindle edition by john t. Fay wray in 1934, shortly after kong, the scarab murder case 1937 and the cool horrorcomedy sh. As a whole, the film is a quirky mystery film where the approach to its.
The octopus is a lowbudget remake of ralph spences oftfilmed stage melodrama the gorilla. Not only but also because of the covid19 virus problem a growing list of titles are available as digital downloads. The octopus 1937 has rather a cult reputation of being a wild parody of olddarkhouse parodies themselves. We are a offering a collection of rare elvis presley dvds, beatles dvds, other rock and pop artists and a large selection of rare movies which are otherwise hard to find. It clocks in at right under an hour, so they didnt waste a lot of time on filler. Apr 15, 2008 the octopus, except with an octopus instead of a gorilla. Another version in 1939 starred the ritz brothers, and allegedly caused the trio to refuse to work until their salaries were increased. For each film, the author provides such details as the production company, running time, release dates, cast and production credits, a synopsis, and commentary. It explored the tenacious grip of the mafia in sicily hence the title and told the story of one police captains struggle to destroy it. Jenkins was born on staten island, new york, on april 9, 1900. The octopus 1937 two numskull detectives hugh herbert, allen jenkins check out a lighthouse. In march of 2008, turner classic movies played this film on a doublefeature with another octopus film it came from beneath the sea 1955. Mcgann and starring hugh herbert and allen jenkins. A murder mystery revolving around a small group of people stranded in a lighthouse.
Im sure the old jekyll and hyde film used the same technique. Allegedly this film was bob kanes inspiration for batman. Hollywood, bollywood, lollywood, turkish films, dramas or tv shows and much more at your doorstep with cash on delivery cod facility, all over pakistan. Probably the weirdest little film made by a studio during the golden age of hollywood.
The lost continent 1961 the bad sister 1931 beneath the harvest sky 2014. Barely less dialogue than gobinda, marginally more credible than berkoff. We as dvd planet store are the first online movie store in pakistan providing all movies. Secret of the blue room 1932 dvd stars gloria stuart, paul lucas, lionel atwill and onslow stevens. He studied at the american academy of dramatic arts. Aug 16, 2018 more people arrive eric stanley, margaret irving, elspeth dudgeon and octopus tentacles reach out and open doors, turn off lights, and grab people who are never seen again. Up from the vault rare thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s. While contract players herbert and jenkins frequently appeared in the same picture, this is the only movie to present them as an actual team. So its not a complete loss, if youre feeling masochistic. Apr 15, 2012 trailer for the 1937 mystery horror comedy sh. Octopus 6 1992 six 100minute episodes after 6 seasons, 10 years and several changes in format, in octopus 6 inspector licata is no longer a loner, but the leader of an anticrime agency. With the advent of talking pictures, he made a career out of playing comic henchmen, stooges, policemen, taxi drivers, and other tough guys in numerous films of the 1930s and 1940s, especially for warner bros. Introduced and partially narrated by general dwight eisenhower.
The octopus 1937 full movie download full hd youtube. All films from 1897early 2000, so you wont find spiderman, transformersexcept the crappy cartoon film or. He began his career in vaudeville, and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches. Its a complete muddle, and still at certain occurrences and very occasionally at a line i laughed. The octopus 1937 that takes place in a spooky lighthouse with a witchand giant octopus. The only problem with this 54minute spectacle is the first 50 minutes. The octopus 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading up from the vault. The octopus, refer to gary and susan svehlas entertaining book guilty pleasures of the horror film, published by midnight marquee press, inc. Born in binghamton, new york, herbert had many serious roles, and for years was seen on major. The octopus 1937 stars hugh herbert, allen jenkins and marcia ralston. This type of trick was only possible on blackandwhite film. The octopus 1937 begin straight away, with that completely unspeakable title. The octopus, and it was an ordinary olddarkhouse style thriller, and you just happened to doze through the whole thing. The mystery of fu manchu, while london sleeps 1926, the monkey talks sadly, a lost film, high treason, the spider 1931, trick for treat 1933 this one i wanna find. Despite being made in 1937 it looks way more convincing than a lot of vfx you see in movies today. Actually i liked it in all its ridiculousness not a lot, but just a little bit. The witching hour 1934, double door 1934, black moon 1934, le golem 1936, the scarab murder case 1937, and sh. Shame they didnt go for a fullon horror movie here, because this.
For each film, the author provides such details as the production company, running time, release dates, cast and production credits, a. A postwar documentary recounting of the allies world war 2 victory on the western front, beginning with the preparations for dday. The tentacles of the octopus emerge from every egress, slamming the doors shut, and turning off the lights. The octopus, except with an octopus instead of a gorilla. The octopus is a 1937 comedymystery film produced by warner bros. You can also preorder with us and get dvdbluray releases early. When you find a film with supporting actors such as hugh herbert and allen jenkins playing the leads, you know you are in for watching a b movie, but in this case the b should be for bewaaare. With hugh herbert, allen jenkins, marcia ralston, john eldredge. Grewbeard, for turning us on to this timeless early monsterpiece. A nice old lady turns into a witch in a few frames of film and i still havent worked out how they did it.
Best picture oscars for 192731 at magic lantern video. The octopus, in 1939 as the gorilla and in 1956 as the bat. Comedymystery finds detectives kelly and dempsey trapped in a deserted. Hugh herbert august 10, 1885 march 12, 1952 was a motion picture comedian. Spences marauding gorilla has metamorphosed into a giant specialeffects octopus. The octopus transformation complet karl struss technique. The octopus is a film that got my attention solely from a clip of the big. Leistungen des weltkinos ist william mcganns horrorkomodie sh. The octopus 1937 12141937 us mystery, comedy 54m user score. Why octopussy is the best and possibly worst james bond film. As a whole, the film is a quirky mystery film where the approach to its comedy is to make its events, plot twists, and. The octopus full movie in hd visit comedymystery finds detectives kelly and dempsey trapped in a deserted. A distinguished stage actor from ireland, grayhaired brandon tynan appeared in the odd film during the silent era including the starring role in success 1923, a drama about a famous shakespearean actor who succumbs to alcoholism but was rather more visible onstage until 1937, when he relocated to hollywood. The advent of talking pictures brought stagetrained actors to hollywood, and hugh herbert soon became a popular movie comedian.