#The Devil Commands

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The Devil Commands (1941) R-1955

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The Devil Commands (Edward Dmytryk, 1941)

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BORIS KARLOFF: NOVEMBER 23, 1887 - FEBRUARY 2, 1969

PERSONAL FAVORITE MOVIES: FRANKENSTEIN (1931), THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931), THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932), THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932), THE MUMMY (1932), THE GHOUL (1933), THE LOST PATROL (1934), THE BLACK CAT (1934), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), THE RAVEN (1935), THE BLACK ROOM (1935), THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936), SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) TOWER OF LONDON (1939), BEFORE I HANG (1940), THE APE (1940), THE DEVIL COMMANDS (1941), THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944), THE CLIMAX (1944), THE BODY SNATCHER (1945), ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945), BEDLAM (1946), DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947), ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF (1949), THE STRANGE DOOR (1951), ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1953), THE HAUNTED STRANGLER (1958), FRANKENSTEIN 1970 (1958), CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (1958), THE RAVEN (1963), THE TERROR (1963), BLACK SABBATH (1963) THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963), DIE, MONSTER, DIE! (1965), MAD MONSTER PARTY? (1967), CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CULT (1968), TARGETS (1968)

PERSONAL FAVORITE TV APPEARANCES: STARRING BORIS KARLOFF (1949.....13 EPISODES), TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (1954), THE GEORGE GOBEL SHOW (1954), I'VE GOT A SECRET (1955), THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1956), THE $64, 000 QUESTION (1956), HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LARK (1957), THIS IS YOUR LIFE (1957), THE VEIL (1958....12 EPISODES), THRILLER (1960 - 1962....66 EPISODES AS HOST, 5 EPISODES ACTED), HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1962), ROUTE 66: LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING (1962...AS FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER), THE GARRY MOORE SHOW (1964), THE TONIGHT SHOW (1964), THE WILD WILD WEST (1966), THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1966), DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966), I SPY (1968), THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1968), THE JONATHAN WINTERS SHOW (1968), THE NAME OF THE GAME: THE WHITE BIRCH (1968)

BROADWAY APPEARANCES: PETER PAN  (APRIL 24, 1950-JANUARY 27, 1951..... 321 PERFORMANCES AT THE IMPERIAL AND ST. JAMES THEATRES IN N.Y., CO-STARRED JEAN ARTHUR AS PETER PAN AND BORIS KARLOFF AS CAPTAIN HOOK),

THE LARK (NOVEMBER 17, 1955 - JUNE 2, 1956..... 229 PERFORMANCES AT THE LONGACRE THEATRE IN NY, FEATURING JULIE HARRIS AS JOAN OF ARC, AND BORIS KARLOFF AS BISHOP CAUCHON)

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Remembering horror film icon Boris Karloff on the anniversary of his death.

R.I.P. 1887 - 1969

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Dread by the Decade: The Devil Commands

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★★½

Plot: After the death of his wife, a scientist studying brainwaves grows obsessed with finding a way to speak to the dead.

Review: Were it not for its disappointing ending, this film would have been a sincerely fresh, genre-bending exploration of grief and the ends to which it can push people.

Source Material: The Edge of Running Water by William Sloane Year: 1941 Genre: Sci-Fi Horror, Ghosts Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 5 minutes

Director: Edward Dmytryk Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews, Milton Gunzburg Cinematographer: Allen G. Siegler Editor: Al Clark Composer: Morris Stoloff Cast: Boris Karloff, Anne Revere, Amanda Duff, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske, Shirley Warde, Dorothy Adams

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Story: 2/5 - With a sympathetic lead and interesting ideas, like a fraud medium and electricity being used to contact the dead, this story was fascinating for most of its run. Sadly, its end is so abrupt and its resolution so nonexistent that it undoes itself.

Performances: 4/5 - Karloff is fantastic as a once-charming man turned grief-stricken recluse, and Revere is fun as a greedy fraud.

Cinematography: 3.5/5 - Good use of focus and lighting.

Editing: 2.5/5

Music: 2.5/5 - Cliche.

Effects & Props: 4/5 - Genuinely fun and sometimes even striking.

Sets: 3/5 - While cheap, they were staged and shot in such a way that made up for it.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 3.5/5

Trigger Warnings:

Human experimentation

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Amanda Duff The Devil Commands (1941)

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13 Days of Halloween: The Devil Commands (1941) Movie Review -

Quick classic mad scientist horror reverses the direction and power of the Sloane story, eliminating both tension and horror.

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In honor of Disney Television Animation's 40th Anniversary, the studio did an art gallery by artists from the multiple crews from the studio.

Featuring artwork pieces by

Emily Vera ("Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol")

Mauro Flores ("Sofia The First: Royal Magic")

Janice Rinn ("Sofia The First: Royal Magic")

Gabi Rodea ("Big City Greens" franchise)

Camille Bautista ("Hailey's On It!", "Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol")

Christina Chi (Disney Television Animation Development)

Ashlyn Anstee ("Sofia The First: Royal Magic")

and more!

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Anne Revere in The Devil Commands | 1941 | dir. Edward Dmytryk

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The Devil Commands (Edward Dmytryk, 1941)

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Released February 3, 1941.

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(Dark Side Force entity that relies on the Life Force of living beings as a food source) + (The body of a clone commander that survived on a diet of caf and spite) = Near insatiable appetite + Snack time all the time!

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Remembering classic horror icon Boris Karloff on the anniversary of his date of birth.

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