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38: At Least the Cat Survives

38: At Least the Cat Survives

FromLions, Towers & Shields


38: At Least the Cat Survives

FromLions, Towers & Shields

ratings:
Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s 1830s Edinburgh, home of some of Europe’s finest medical schools — but where are they getting the cadavers to hone their students’ knowledge of anatomy? Well, provided you’ve got ready cash on hand, and you don’t ask too many questions… Horror auteur Val Lewton and still-rookie director Robert Wise adapt Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story with typically eerie elegance — but you’ll come away remembering Boris Karloff, in maybe the greatest performance of his career, as a deceptively cheerful cabman with a grisly side hustle. A much-diminished Bela Lugosi’s also in it, barely — but the key scene he shares with Karloff will stick with you long after you’ve seen this relatively little-known and underrated classic.
Released:
Oct 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (96)

Lions, Towers & Shields is a celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.