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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Cristi_Ciopron Another crime movie from the Slaughter& King team of the '30s; Slaughter acts in his usual Captain Fracasse style, he was, like Zucco, one of those movie stars who after-wards sank without a trace (and I certainly mean no disrespect to Zucco, he's not as trashy as Slaughter). A young, hopelessly bland and obviously tame bank clerk is pitted against a cereal killer who ravages the Paris sometimes in the 19th century. The unlikable young clerk is very in love with his employer's daughter, whom the father is quite disposed to sell in exchange for a large deposit of gold that would balance his firm. This crime movie also has a vaguely Sci—Fi subplot; the idea being that a person would raise from the dead with the clearest mind and able to give the police the sought after details. The story is dragged into Paris' underworld of taverns and lowlifes. Like other King flicks, it has that vaudeville atmosphere and stage look. These are sensational, eminently morbid tales told with a sort of grim enjoyment. The movie equivalent of the thrash rock of the '80s—or a Buttgereit of the '30s, take your pick.As an actor, Slaughter was the vilest trash; which you can see for yourself.

Red-Barracuda Tod Slaughter has to be one of the most reliably entertaining screen actors of the 30's. I've seen most of this guys films and he never disappoints. There's no doubt that his acting style is hammier than a hammy thing but there's nothing wrong with that surely? It takes considerable charisma and skill to overact as compellingly as Slaughter. This film follows a very similar narrative path to many of his other vehicles, i.e. Slaughter plays a rich pillar of the community who lives a double-life as an evil criminal, he lusts after a woman half his age who is not interested in him, so he sets about framing her fiancé with a crime he did not commit leaving the poor girl easy prey for him. Almost all his movies could be described thus. But it doesn't really seem to matter very much as Slaughter is always terrific as the leering cad and is easily the best thing about the films he stars in.Slaughter's films were all Victorian melodramas first and foremost but this one definitely moves into more definite horror and even science fiction territory. The monster who is the face of the title is an effective looking baddie although he doesn't really get to do much and his presence in the movie doesn't make an awful lot of sense. But not to worry because, as I mentioned earlier, this is Slaughter's film and he delivers the goods as usual.

MartinHafer A series of murders have occurred in France. The clues seem to point to a wolf or wolf-man and the police are baffled. When a bank is robbed (why would a wolf-man care to do this?!), a young man investigates the murder and robbery.I decided to watch this film for two reasons. First, it was in the public domain, so it didn't cost anything to see it--other than my time! Second, the plot involves what might be a wolf-man--an interesting topic to me. However, the film turned out to be very poorly written--with the repeated overuse of exposition. That is where the characters are supposed to be conversing BUT give way too much background information to be realistic. Again and again, instead of showing plot, they explain back story in a clumsy manner. In addition, the characters, at times, are VERY obvious and clunky. The Chavalier, in particular, was terribly written--with Snidely Whiplash-like subtlety! As a result, I quickly lost interest--after all, if they didn't bother getting a good script, why should I care?! Sloppy and obvious.

kidboots When I lived in Sydney in the '70s it was the vogue of the "music hall restaurants". There were quite a few around - you could go out to tea and then be entertained by a blood curdling melodrama where you had to boo and hiss the villain and make appropriate sounds for the hero and heroine. Neutral Bay had a very good one and with plays like "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" and "The Spring Heeled Terror of Putney Green" you knew you were in for an entertaining night.This is exactly what this film is like - it is thoroughly entertaining. Tod Slaughter is the whole show - he acts and gestures everyone else off the screen. That you know at once he is the villain makes no difference.Paris 1880: there is a killer on the loose called the Wolf, who is also responsible for a string of daring robberies. M. de Brisson's bank has just been robbed and Lucio del Gardo (Tod Slaughter) arrives on the scene to try to solve the mystery. He has just seen Cecile, the banker's daughter and is determined to make her his own. The only thing that stands in his way (he has already talked her father around) is her fiancée, Lucien Cortier, a clerk at the bank.By subtle innuendo (and much leering and ogling) he starts suspicions that Lucien is the Wolf. It is up to Lucien to clear his name and win Cecile back. But wait - there's more. Del Gardo has a monstrous half brother (who is the face at the window!!!). Del Gardo has made a promise to his mother (40 years before!!!) that he will always keep his brother in a cage in the cellar - never letting him be seen by anyone.At 65 minutes it is blood curdling entertainment!!!!!