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By Jonathan T (276) on 01 Nov 2008

A tender-hearted secretary and a bribe-refusing Quaker unwisely make enemies of the sadistic and unscrupolous warden (Boris Karloff) of London's…

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By Nate W (531) on 06 Sep 2008

Starts off way too slow but the last half is awesome…

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By Private U (13,627) on 11 Aug 2008

Yawn. I do think this has potential, though…

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By Hunter D (441) on 07 Jul 2008

Elegant yet grimy, tame yet vicious Lewton produced classic with Karloff at his absolute best…

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By James C (2,975) on 26 Jun 2008

The Age of Reason is unmasked as a sham of class exploitation and cruelty in this striking gothic horror from producer Val Lewton…

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By Nicolas M (451) on 14 Apr 2008

This is an excellent psychological thriller with good performances by Boris Karloff and Anna Lee…

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By Trent C (164) on 14 Mar 2008

Good performance by Karloff but the film's plot is simply too slow and uninteresting to sustain our interest…

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By Bob W (910) on 04 Mar 2008

I notice this Lawton picture borrows from Poe's Cask of the Amantillado like Isle of the Dead borrows from Fall of the House of Usher…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 22 Feb 2008

Doesn't have the unique camera work of Cat People, but I found the plot to be entirely captivating. It might be my second favorite Val Lewton film…

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By Jack S (807) on 11 Feb 2008

[font=Palatino Linotype]An okay movie with good performances by Anna Lee and the great Boris Karloff…

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By James H (4,675) on 15 Jan 2008

Atmospheric and nicely produced, but I have never been a huge fan of Val Lewton. This is one of his better efforts though…

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By Carli E (4) on 21 Nov 2007

Don't know how audiences in '46 saw it, but I found it kinda hokey…

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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Nov 2007

Nicholas Musaraca's excellent cinematography contributes a number of fine effects, and there's a strange and witty aside on the invention of movies…

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By Trent M (252) on 09 Nov 2007

Atmospheric to be sure, but I found much of the formal upperclass language dull. Karloff sold it though…

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By Alex B (1,607) on 08 Nov 2007

Clever, witty, funny, and...serious. Watch it with Quills (no doubt every later film with an asylum setting owes something to it)…

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By Daeli F (12) on 31 Oct 2007

It was tight when they trapped him in the brick wall…

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By David S (4,459) on 20 Sep 2007

An okay movie with good performances by Anna Lee and the great Boris Karloff…

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By Ricardo V (158) on 05 Aug 2007

A good film overall with another good performance by boris karloff…

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By Jayden C (318) on 23 Nov 2006

I fully enjoyed this film. Karloff plays an excellent role. The plot flows well and the ending was just perfect…

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By Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (528) for Goatdog's Movies (527) on 29 Sep 2006

Notable only for a nuanced performance by Boris Karloff…

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