The Monster Movie Review 1925

This silent horror film has all the elements that would become genre standards. Mad scientist Dr. Ziska (Chaney), working in an asylum filled with lunatics, abducts strangers to use in his fiendish experiments to bring the dead back to life. There's the obligatory dungeon and even a lovely heroine (Olmsted) that needs rescuing. Great atmosphere and Chaney's usual spine-tingling performance. Based on the play by Crane Wilbur.

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Available on VHS
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mad Scientists, Silent Horror/Fantasy Classics

Screenplay

Albert Kenyon, Willard Mack

Cast

Lon Chaney, Gertrude (Olmstead) Olmsted, Johnny Arthur, Charles Sellon, Walter James, Hallam Cooley

Cinematography

Hal Mohr

Director

Roland West