The Raven succeeded in 1935 where Roger Corman and Vincent Price failed 28 years later. The 1963 version of The Raven was written by Richard Matheson, who is quoted by Wikipedia as saying, "After hearing that they wanted to make a movie out of a poem, I felt it was a total joke, so comedy was the only way to do it." Matheson's mistake was precisely that he approached the material lightly, though; it's because Raven '35 takes itself deathly seriously — director Lew Landerss and screenwriter David Boehm are more popish than the Pope (or, in this case, more Poe-pish than Poe) — that the film…
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A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $115K
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Cast
Boris KarloffEdmond Bateman
Bela LugosiDr. Richard Vollin
Lester MatthewsDr. Jerry Holden
Irene WareJean Thatcher
Samuel S. HindsJudge Thatcher
Spencer ChartersCol. Bertram Grant
Inez CourtneyMary Burns
Ian WolfeGeoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
Maidel TurnerMrs. GrantRaine BennettPoe (uncredited)
Al FergusonThe Crook (uncredited)Nina GoldenDancer (uncredited)Media
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What is The Raven about?
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
Who stars in The Raven?
The movie stars Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews, Irene Ware, Samuel S. Hinds and more.
When was The Raven released?
The Raven was released in 1935 and is streaming free on FlixWow.
Is The Raven worth watching?
The Raven holds a rating of 6.6/10 from viewer votes (157 ratings). Watch it free on FlixWow and judge for yourself.