Review of The Climax (1944) by Eric H — 16 Mar 2014
In Karloff's first color film, producer-director George Waggner hoped to duplicate his previous Success of Phantom of the Opera. He united him with its star Susanna Foster and used the same Phantom stage.
Climax was a remake in 1944, the role and plot was enlarged to create an elaborate costume vehicle for Karloff and the Technicolor camera. THe CLIMAX starts off on a fine ghoulish tangent, but soon wanders off the straight, narrow and creepy path onto a sidetrack of conventional boy-girl doings with Karloff turned more than a little ridiculous among a group of harmless music lovers whose member includes a boy king.
George Waggner, the director, knows a thing or two about the color camera. For Karloff's flash-back memories he uses a circle in clear focus in the center of the screen, surrounded by blurred, varicolored light.
. THE Climax has too much difficulty deciding whether to keep its mind on music or murder.
This review of The Climax (1944) was written by Eric H on 16 Mar 2014.
The Climax has generally received mixed reviews.
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