#Lenita Lane

[gatutor]

Lenita Lane (Parnassus, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 16/12/1901-Culver City, California, 15/03/1995).

[fourorfivemovements]

Films Watched in 2023: 102. The Mad Magician (1954) - Dir. John Brahm

[screamscenepodcast]

Third time's the charm... your hosts tackle THE BAT (1959, Wilbur), a remake of the 1926 silent film and of the 1930 sound version.

This time 'round, we have Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead and Gavin Gordon starring, but will it make a difference for this old fashioned flick?

THE BAT (1926, West) was previously covered in Episode 16. THE BAT WHISPERS (1930, West) was previously covered in Episode 23.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 28:24; Discussion 41:18; Ranking 57:10

[raynbowclown]

The Mad Magician

In The Mad Magician, a creator of illusions snaps when his chance at stardom is taken away …. By the same man who stole his wife! And then one murder leads to another, to cover up his tracks … Continue reading The Mad Magician

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H E D

[perfettamentechic]

15 marzo … ricordiamo …

15 marzo … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2023: Marisa Traversi, all’anagrafe Marialuisa Traversi, attrice italiana. Milanese di nascita, si trasferì con la famiglia a Roma subito dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. Dapprima cantante nei night romani e reginetta di vari concorsi di bellezza,  ottenne una parte nel 1957 nel film Parola di ladro (1957) e fu l’inizio di una carriera cinematografica e televisiva. Nell’estate del 1972 ebbe un…

[brokehorrorfan]

The Bat will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 25 via The Film Detective. Vince Price and Agnes Moorehead star in 1959 horror thriller.

House of Wax scribe Crane Wilbur writes and directs, based on the 1920 play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. Gavin Gordon, John Sutton, Lenita Lane, and Darla Hood co-star.

The Bat has been newly restored from original 35mm archival elements. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by film historian Jason A. Ney

The Case for Crane Wilbur featurette

9 radio episodes featuring Vincent Price

Booklet with an essay by film historian Jason A. Ney

The predator has steel claws and rips his victims to shreds! But who is he? Vincent Price thrills in this horror classic about a down­trodden country estate that becomes the site of a horrific murder.

Pre-order The Bat.

[mariocki]

The Bat (1959)

"Well, Doctor, do you agree it was The Bat?"

"In my report I shall say that death was caused by the same technique used in the other killings: a paralysing blow to the throat, followed by severe lacerations of the jugular, resulting in excessive hemorrhage."

"In a layman's language, he didn't know what hit him."

"Oh, he knew - but he didn't have time to think about it."

[saturdaynightmovie]

Agnes Moorehead and Lenita Lane and ?? in

The Bat (1959) Director: Crane Wilbur

[ozu-teapot]

The Mad Magician | John Brahm | 1954

[fitesorko]

Agnes Moorehead      Lenita Lane      Darla Hood

[gatutor]

Sidney Toler-Lenita Lane-Henry Daniell "Castle in the desert" 1942, de Harry Lachman.

[oftwodarkmoons]

The Bat (1959)

[screamscenepodcast]

From director John Brahm comes (right at you) THE MAD MAGICIAN (1954) starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, and Eva Gabor! This 3D picture from Columbia Pictures excites and thrills, but is its horror just an illusion?

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:25; Discussion 38:03; Ranking 49:49

[coolhandlook]

2017:201 — The Bat

(1959 - Crane Wilbur) ***

[abs0luteb4stard]

WATCHED