A brilliant surgeon obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he can't have her.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Boris Karloff | ... | Edmond Bateman (as Karloff) | |
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Dr. Richard Vollin | |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Dr. Jerry Halden (Credits) / Dr. Jerry Holden | |
| Irene Ware | ... | Jean Thatcher | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Judge Thatcher | |
| Spencer Charters | ... | Geoffrey (Credits) / Col. Bertram Grant | |
| Inez Courtney | ... | Mary Burns | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Col. Bertram Grant (Credits) / Geoffrey 'Pinky' | |
| Maidel Turner | ... | Harriet | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Anne Darling | ... | Autograph Hound (scenes deleted) | |
| June Gittelson | ... | Autograph Hound (scenes deleted) | |
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Joe Haworth | ... | Drug Clerk (scenes deleted) |
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Mary Wallace | ... | Autograph Hound (scenes deleted) |
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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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The Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Show! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 July 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Rabe See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USAEdit
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$115,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
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Arrangements by Heinz Roemheld
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After shooting the mirrors, Boris Karloff's grunt sound exactly like those he did in Frankenstein (1931) See more »Goofs
When Judge Thatcher goes to Vollin's home to plead his case, the shadow of Vollin's stuffed raven changes position. First, it is in front of Thatcher's shadow, then behind, then in front again. See more »Quotes
Dr. Richard Vollin: [to Judge Thatcher] But I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you![laughs]
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Followers of horror melodrama will get a full evening's entertainment out of THE RAVEN... it has some hair-raising situations.. All that has been left of the famous...Poe poem is the title. A statuette of a raven, which Lugosi kept on his desk was the excuse for the use of the title. A situation that will give shudders is when Lugosi removes bandages from Karloff's face, which he had disfigured horribly. Director Friedlander has kept the pace at a nice pitch, stripping it down to its fundamentals and letting the shock troupers, Karloff and Lugosi do their worst. Universal's high batting average for year 1935 with the shockers, only this one looks the least costly of 'em, without any obvious cheating. However, this film is a classic and worth viewing if you are lovers of Lugosi and Karloff...