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The Raven (1935)

APPROVED 61 min  -  Horror  -   8 July 1935 (USA)
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A brilliant surgeon obsessed with Poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he can't have her.

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Edgar Allan Poe (poem), David Boehm (screenplay), and 7 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Edmond Bateman (as Karloff)
Bela Lugosi ...
Lester Matthews Lester Matthews ...
Dr. Jerry Halden (Credits) / Dr. Jerry Holden
Irene Ware Irene Ware ...
Jean Thatcher
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds ...
Judge Thatcher
Spencer Charters Spencer Charters ...
Geoffrey (Credits) / Col. Bertram Grant
Inez Courtney ...
Mary Burns
Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe ...
Col. Bertram Grant (Credits) / Geoffrey 'Pinky'
Maidel Turner Maidel Turner ...
Harriet
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Darling Anne Darling ...
Autograph Hound (scenes deleted)
June Gittelson June Gittelson ...
Autograph Hound (scenes deleted)
Joe Haworth Joe Haworth ...
Drug Clerk (scenes deleted)
Mary Wallace Mary Wallace ...
Autograph Hound (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

A wealthy judge coaxes the brilliant but eccentric neurological surgeon Dr. Vollin (Lugosi), who also has an obsessive penchant for Edgar Allen Poe, out of retirement to save the life of his daughter, a dancer crippled and brain damaged in an auto wreck. Vollin restores her completely, but also envisions her as his "Lenore," and cooks up a scheme to kidnap the woman and torture and kill her fiance' and father in his Poe-inspired dungeon. To do his dirty work, Vollin recruits a wanted criminal (Karloff), and turns him into a hideous monster to guarantee his subservience. Written by Kevin Rayburn <kprayb01@homer.Louisville.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Surgeon | Dancer | Torture | Operation | Tree Breaks A Window  | See more »

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While this mad surgical genius chanted "The Raven," horrible screams rose up from his torture chamber below!

Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Rabe See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$115,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The on-screen billing switches the character names played by Spencer Charters and Ian Wolfe. Charters actually portrays Colonel Bertram Grant, while Wolfe appears as Geoffrey "Pinky" Burns. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Bateman has turned away from Vollin when Vollin shoots him. But he clutches his chest and falls. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Richard Vollin: Your monstrous ugliness breeds monstrous hatred. Good! I can use your hate.
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Crazy Credits

The names of Spencer Charters and Ian Wolfe were accidentally reversed in
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Connections

Referenced in The Fallen Vampire (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Romeo and Juliet Overture"
(uncredited)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arrangements by Heinz Roemheld
Played as background music at the end See more »