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The Lady and the Monster

  • 19441944
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
364
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1 sheet, 27 x 41,
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
364
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  • Director
    • George Sherman
  • Writers
    • Dane Lussier(screenplay)
    • Frederick Kohner(screenplay)
    • Curt Siodmak(novel "Donovan's Brain")
  • Stars
    • Vera Ralston
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Richard Arlen
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  • Director
    • George Sherman
  • Writers
    • Dane Lussier(screenplay)
    • Frederick Kohner(screenplay)
    • Curt Siodmak(novel "Donovan's Brain")
  • Stars
    • Vera Ralston
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Richard Arlen
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    • 16User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Erich von Stroheim in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Vera Ralston, and Helen Vinson in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Erich von Stroheim in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Richard Arlen and Vera Ralston in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, and Vera Ralston in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Vera Ralston in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, and Vera Ralston in The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, and Vera Ralston in The Lady and the Monster (1944)

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    Vera Ralston
    Vera Ralston
    • Janice Farrell
    • (as Vera Hruba Ralston)
    Erich von Stroheim
    Erich von Stroheim
    • Prof. Franz Mueller
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Dr. Patrick Cory
    Helen Vinson
    Helen Vinson
    • Chloe Donovan
    Mary Nash
    Mary Nash
    • Mrs. Fame - the housekeeper
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Eugene Fulton
    Janet Martin
    Janet Martin
    • Cafe Singer
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Roger Collins
    • (as Bill Henry)
    Charles Cane
    • Mr. Grimes
    Juanita Quigley
    Juanita Quigley
    • Mary Lou
    Josephine Dillon
    • Mary Lou's Grandmother
    Antonio Triana
    • Cafe Dancer
    Lola Montes
    • Cafe Dancer
    James Carlisle
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Ranger White
    • (uncredited)
    Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    • Warden
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Clifton
    Herbert Clifton
    • Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Depp
    • Bank Teller
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Sherman
    • Writers
      • Dane Lussier(screenplay)
      • Frederick Kohner(screenplay)
      • Curt Siodmak(novel "Donovan's Brain")
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    • Trivia
      In an interview, longtime Republic Pictures director Joseph Kane said that director George Sherman found working with star Vera Ralston so taxing that after this film was completed he quit Republic--where he had spent many years--because he thought he was going to be asked to direct another one of her pictures.
    • Goofs
      Having been convicted of murder, Roger Collins is confined in a federal penitentiary. But murder is not a federal offense; Collins should have been sent to a state prison instead.
    • Quotes

      Prof. Franz Mueller: What do I know about the brain itself? Nothing. Can it think? Remember after its body is dead? Could it be made to feel, to hear perhaps, or to express itself in some way? To contact the living?

    • Connections
      Featured in Movies at Midnight: The Lady and the Monster (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
      Written by Augustin Rodriguez, Gonzalo Roig and Jack Sherr

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    6/10
    Probably the most faithful adaptation of Curt Siodmak's "Donovan's Brain"
    1944's "The Lady and the Monster" was among the few Republic examples of the horror genre (serials and outdoor pictures were their bread and butter), unfortunately tainted by the godawful presence of Czech skating star Vera Hruba Ralston, sweetheart and later bride of studio president Herbert J. Yates, who spent 14 years spending extravagant amounts on her box office failures until the Poverty Row outfit finally collapsed at the same time as RKO. This was the first of three adaptations of the 1942 novel "Donovan's Brain," the first penned by screenwriter Curt Siodmak, so popular that he conceived a 1968 sequel called "Hauser's Memory," earning its lone adaptation as a 1970 TV movie, followed by 1991's "Gabriel's Body." The original title graced the 1953 version with Lew Ayres, while the second remake, 1962's British-German "Vengeance," was branded "The Brain" for American audiences. Yates only decided on the final moniker to signify Vera's importance to this initial screen version (no relation to George Zucco's "The Monster and the Girl"), shooting titles including "The Monster," "The Monster's Castle," "The Monster and the Lady," and "The Brute" (a later reissue earned yet another title, "The Tiger Man"). When cutting away from the intrigue to return to her attractive yet superfluous character the film only grinds to a halt, spending the entire first half on exposition before finally getting down to business. Erich von Stroheim enjoys one of his best remembered leading roles as Dr. Franz Mueller, whose isolated home outside Phoenix is an impressive castle where he conducts experiments on the brains of animals to see how long they survive when the body is deceased. Just as he and assistant Patrick Cory (Richard Arlen) pine for the use of a human specimen a nearby plane crash claims the life of renowned financier William H. Donovan, perhaps the most distinguished brain that any mab lab could want, pronounced dead by the local coroner to allow easier access to what lies inside the skull. Only at the midway point do we finally receive the novel's plot in more detail, Cory (the actual protagonist on the written page) encouraged by Mueller to continue the experiment through a telepathic link, sending the unwitting guinea pig west to Los Angeles to try to free a convicted killer from federal prison. Also taking an interest in Cory's every move are Donovan's scheming attorney (Sidney Blackmer) and faithless wife (Helen Vinson), left penniless by her husband's cleverness, multiple bank accounts set up only by an odd signature. The mystery holds up until the finale, where Cory explains all in a sadly perfunctory dialogue session, Mueller receiving his comeuppance from an unexpected source.
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    • Release date
      • April 17, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monster & Tiger Man
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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