Island of Lost Souls (1932)
H.G. Wells created a host of memorable science fiction stories, and if you know the character of Dr. Moreau, you’ll be a little more familiar with the story of Island of Lost Souls than I was. Richard Arlen gets shipwrecked on an island inhabited by strange human-animal hybrids, and the mastermind behind them is the deranged mad scientist Charles Laughton. Richard’s fiancé Leila Hyams tries to find him, and Charles tries to get Richard to fall for Kathleen Burke, a “panther woman” in the meantime.
This pre-code movie is pretty creepy. I did hide my eyes during a couple of scenes, so if you have little kiddies with you, you might want to rent another movie instead. It’s easy to see the similarities between this story and The Time Machine, which I also found scary as a kid. Bela Lugosi and a dozen extras are made up to be “ape-men”, with hair all over their face and body. If anyone tried to make this movie two or three years later, it would doubtlessly be much different, with less torture scenes and a more conservative costume for Kathleen, whose figure is put on full display every time she’s in front of the camera.
Unless you go in for old horror movies—this one reminded me of Freaks—I would stick with The Time Machine if I were you. This movie really isn’t that great unless it’s your niche of choice.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to some pretty scary scenes, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
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This pre-code movie is pretty creepy. I did hide my eyes during a couple of scenes, so if you have little kiddies with you, you might want to rent another movie instead. It’s easy to see the similarities between this story and The Time Machine, which I also found scary as a kid. Bela Lugosi and a dozen extras are made up to be “ape-men”, with hair all over their face and body. If anyone tried to make this movie two or three years later, it would doubtlessly be much different, with less torture scenes and a more conservative costume for Kathleen, whose figure is put on full display every time she’s in front of the camera.
Unless you go in for old horror movies—this one reminded me of Freaks—I would stick with The Time Machine if I were you. This movie really isn’t that great unless it’s your niche of choice.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to some pretty scary scenes, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Charles Laughton movies here!