The Mad Ghoul (1943)

A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon him into a murdering ghoul.

Director:

James P. Hogan

Writers:

Brenda Weisberg (screenplay), Paul Gangelin (screenplay),

Stars:

David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George Zucco

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Bruce	...	Ted Allison
Evelyn Ankers	...	Isabel Lewis
George Zucco	...	Dr. Alfred Morris
Robert Armstrong	...	Ken McClure
Turhan Bey	...	Eric Iverson
Milburn Stone	...	Macklin
Andrew Tombes	...	Eagan
Rose Hobart	...	Della
Addison Richards	...	Gavigan
Charles McGraw	...	Garrity
Gus Glassmire	...	Caretaker

Storyline

Curious about the effects of an ancient Mayan nerve gas on humans, a scientist exposes his young assistant and turns him into a mindless ghoul that must have human heart substance to live.

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Plot Keywords:

ghoul | university | heart | medical student | scientist | 

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Taglines:

A Sensation in Horror!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mystery of the Ghoul

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Mad Ghoul" was the last film of director James P. Hogan,who died after finishing the film in May but over a month before it was released,on November 12,1943.

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Quotes

Sgt. Macklin: [to Isabel] Suppose he's two people, the man you love and the ghoul?

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Scream Queens (1996)

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Soundtracks

"All For Love"
Music Arranged by Milton Rosen
Lyrics by Everett Carter
Sung by Evelyn Ankers (dubbed by Lillian Cornell)

User Reviews

The Mad Gay Professor actually....

Many reviewers write here about how the professor is smitten with the female role of this film. Well, I suggest we all have another look, and realize that the professor is actually madly in love with Ted, her fiancée. This very clever B film is all about possessive manipulation and unrequited lust... and the thief of hearts is a metaphor for the clearly gay professor lusting after enthusiastic cute blond Ted. It is indeed fortunate that the woman instead loves Eric the piano player, and all this allows the professor to repeatedly use and abuse every character in the film for his own ends... mainly which involve manipulating Ted for his own grisly needs. It is quite and evil premise and well carried out, and as a gay theme of use and abuse it is one of the most definite explicit examples of Hollywood's demonising of a cultured gay character. See the film again and realize the real evil of the film is Hollywood once again telling a straight audience how horrible gay men are and how nice bland people can be used. The film is quite creepy and well worth a look.