Friday, October 16, 2015

The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)

Spook-tacular Film


Peter Lorre (Dr. Arthur Lorencz) and Boris Karloff (Prof. Nathaniel Billingsare) quite the comical duo in this cute little comedy-horror. The movie is wroth for these two stars alone.

Prof. Billingsare (Karloff) wants to create a superman but finds himself murdering  his subjects - well, errr, they are "martyrs".  Dr. Lorencz (Lorre) is a jack-of-all-trades: a doctor, sheriff, notary, undertaker with a Siamese cat detective. They end up working together to create a "superman" but end up leaving the viewer laughing out loud with tears in the eyes. Quite funny.

I liked the rest of the cast - they played an important role in the film and were quite funny as well. I enjoyed their performances.  I LOVED the ending... it's quite crazy and well worth watching the movie to see this hilarious ending.

This is a great afternoon film - one that will brighten your day.

8/10




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