The Raven Movie Review 1935

A lunatic surgeon (Lugosi), who has a dungeon full of torture gadgets inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's stories, is begged by a man to save his daughter's life. The surgeon does, and then falls in love with the girl. But when she rejects his love (she's already engaged), he plans revenge in his chamber of horrors. Karloff plays the criminal who winds up ruining the mad doctor's plans. Lugosi is at his prime in this role, and any inconsistencies in the somewhat shaky script can be overlooked because of his chilling performance.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 62 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Revenge, Universal Studios' Classic Horror, Doctors & Nurses

Screenplay

David Boehm, Jim Tully

Cast

Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Lester Matthews, Samuel S. Hinds

Cinematography

Charles Stumar

Director

Lew Landers

Producer

Universal Studios