jaragon Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This is very strange movie 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This is very strange movie Yes, it certainly is. But it's fun to watch. David Manners is an interesting actor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Yes, it certainly is. But it's fun to watch. David Manners is an interesting actor. There are all sorts of unspeakable things hinted at- incest, **** and Karloff and Lugosi sado masochistic bromance Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Yes, it certainly is. But it's fun to watch. David Manners is an interesting actor. This maybe Manners' best performance. He was famous for being a mostly colorless leading man in horror films like "Dracula" and "The Mummy", but he gets show a bit of humor in his role here ("Next time I go to Niagara Falls!") 4 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This maybe Manners' best performance. He was famous for being a mostly colorless leading man in horror films like "Dracula" and "The Mummy", but he gets show a bit of humor in his role here ("Next time I go to Niagara Falls!") Good point. Yes, I think he was quite versatile and just didn't get a chance to show it much. His movie career ended in the late 30s. He never did television. I believe he became a writer. There are all sorts of unspeakable things hinted at- incest, **** and Karloff and Lugosi sado masochistic bromance It was made when the production code was starting to be strictly enforced. They borrowed the title from Poe, but were these topics hinted at in Poe's writing? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 The movie has almost nothing to do with Poe except for the tittle . 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 The movie has almost nothing to do with Poe except for the title . Yeah, that's what I thought. Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 The story is about a man who buries a live cat along with a corpse- I thought the most bizarre aspect of the story is Lugosi's extreme fear of cats. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineHoard Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 It's a fine movie and one of my favorites in the genre'. Unique set designs, Karloff and Lugosi together, Latin gibberish spoken at the Satanic mass, Karloff being skinned alive, Lugosi's irrational fear of black cats and young gay David Manners playing yet another romantic lead in a horror film. Perfect! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Swithin Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 So many interesting posts in this thread, and not one mentions the great director of the film, Edgar Ulmer! The Black Cat is his finest film. Here's a great article about the film: http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-black-cat-1135 Here is the "Black Mass" recited by Karloff: Latin Phrases: c um grano salis. Fortis cadere cedere non potest. Humanum est errare. Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem. Magna est veritas et praevalebit. Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta. Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. Amissum quod nescitur non amittitur. Brutum fulmen. c um grano salis. Fortis cadere cedere non potest. Fructu, non foliis arborem aestima. Insanus omnes furere credit ceteros. Quem paenitet peccasse paene est innocens.English translation: With a grain of salt. A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. To err is human. The wolf may change his skin but not his nature. Truth is mighty and will prevail. External actions show internal secrets. Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. The loss that is not known is no loss at all. Heavy thunder. With a grain of salt. A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. By fruit, not by leaves, judge a tree. A madman believes all others mad. Who repents from sinning is almost innocent. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Yes, it certainly is. But it's fun to watch. David Manners is an interesting actor. This maybe Manners' best performance. He was famous for being a mostly colorless leading man in horror films like "Dracula" and "The Mummy", but he gets show a bit of humor in his role here ("Next time I go to Niagara Falls!") " You fool, I was only trying to help."-- My favorite Bela Lugosi line (to David Manners) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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