hamradio Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I watched "Haxan" (1922) and in a thousand years I never thought TCM would show a silent in which people stood in line to literally kiss the devil's behind. :^0 That left me in stitches. I've seen some of these images, like that goofy devil getup in documentaries and wondered what movie(s) they came from. Can I assume this movie was never showed in the U.S. during the 1920's? Just learned something, "The End" in Danish is *****.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottman1932 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 There have been a lot of crappy prints of this film circulating, but the print used last night was really stunning. IMDB lists a U.S. release date as May 27, 1929. Edited by: Scottman on Jan 24, 2012 1:08 AM oops, left out a space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 There is a curse on this movie! I have tried to watch it every time it has been aired. There has always been a cable outage or equipment failure. It took a major storm last night to knock out the satellite at me esso's and the power at my home to keep me from seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 SansFin wrote: << There is a curse on this movie! >> At least this time we have someone to blame. I didn't know that the expression tie the knot was an old curse to cause women to lose their unborn children. I think Gene Simmons must have seen this movie. The devil in "Haxan" is one piece of work, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaTodd Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 For those that missed it and would like to see, I have posted a complete film link to *Haxan* on the *VINTAGE EXPLOITATION FILMS-FILMOGRAPHY* *thread* (Page 7 from current) http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=161844&start=90&tstart=15 There are quite a number of stills and some commentary. It's one hell of a film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbefree25 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Whoa, now there's a silent I'm sorry I missed. Will it be reshown? Hopefully NOT late at night? Those are some freaky images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I recorded Haxan on the off-chance it might be interesting. I knew nothing about it. Just watched it. My eyes were wide the whole time. Every now and then I tried to look away. Did not succeed. I wonder did it always have those two hues: rosy sandstone and deep lake blue. "They ate a meal of toads and unchristened children." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagman66 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 This is a very disturbing movie. The first time I saw it several years ago I was spooked! One of the scariest films ever made.It is available in the same gorgeous print that aired last night on DVD from the Criterion Collection by the way. If you saw this, you may have noticed that the sequence with the Kleptomaniac woman was not just tinted amber, but toned a violet shade as well. Tinting and toning in combination was common in the early 20's, but few examples survive, at least not that are in circulation. A very striking effect. Mary Miles Minter-"Could She have just seen Haxan?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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