Review of Before I Hang (1940) by Nick F — 07 Apr 2010
Mildly diverting chiller features a Karloff and Edward Van Sloan together again as doctors in search of immortality. The premise is actually pretty good, but once the movie plays its Jekyll and Hyde card, the movie loses some interest.
The notion that having the blood of a killer in you would make you murder lacks the visual terror of say Mad Love, where its the hands or even the brain in Frankenstein. Sloan is great in his short supporting turn and its great to see him onscreen with Karloff.
Karloff brings his dependable talents to the part, playing the change after the operation takes place very effectively. The rest of the cast leave little or no impression and the movie falls into a predicatble pattern once Karloff starts murdering his old friends.
Have to say I think I'd pass on seeing this unless you are a die-hard Karloff fan.
This review of Before I Hang (1940) was written by Nick F on 07 Apr 2010.
Before I Hang has generally received mixed reviews.
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