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The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
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There's fun in this new type of horror picture...fun for everybody, and everybody loads of fun! (original poster) morePlot:
A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Who's in charge of the asylum? moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Boris Karloff | ... | Prof. Nathaniel Billings | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Dr. Arthur Lorentz | |
| Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom | ... | Maxie, the Powder Puff Salesman (as 'Slapsie' Maxie Rosenbloom) | |
| Larry Parks | ... | Bill Layden | |
| Jeff Donnell | ... | Winnie Slade (as Miss Jeff Donnell) |
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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The plot of this film has strong similarities to Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), in which both Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre were previously associated--Karloff appeared in the theatrical original while Lorre co-starred in the film version. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Jeff Donnell's Winnie slips and calls Peter Lorre “Professor Lorre”, not Lorenz, and it remains in the film. moreQuotes:
Prof. Nathaniel Billings: Amelia, this riffraff, as you call him, is really the salt of the earth. All he needs is to be iodized. moreFAQ
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A curious film which weaves satirical comments about World War Two into a modified "Arsenic and Old Lace" theme, together with an implicit weakness of technology and what passes for science. The strongest satire revolves around nutty Professor Nathaniel Billings (Boris Karloff), a mad but seemingly harmless scientist, whose attempt at creating a superman is so close to Hitler's expressed plan for a superman race that the parallel cannot be ignored. The film was produced during a time of military victories for the Axis powers, at a point in World War Two when the Allies were all but powerless to resist. Satire seemed the only sure weapon. As a movie, it's great fun, with a cast much too sophisticated for both the plot and the script. In effect, the acting skill of both Karloff and Peter Lorre (as Dr Lorenz) are the film's salvation. As wacky as the characters are, they seem plausible representations of real folks, which makes one wonder who, indeed, is really in charge of the asylum.