As we enter the Halloween season, I thought it might be appropriate to discuss just what films of the classic era have made lasting impressions on us with their casts, imagery and premises. When I say the "classic" era, for sake of argument, I'm referring from the Silents through the end of the '40's: the Universals, the RKO horrors, entries from Columbia and Parmount studios and also the B studios such as Monogram, PRC and Republic.
There is/was something for everybody back in those days if you looked around: mad scientists, walking dead, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, witchcraft, man-made monsters and old dark house mysteries. Let's hear what films are near and dear to you.
A few of my favorites:
Nosferatu(1921)
Phantom Of the Opera(1925)
M(1931)
Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde(1931)
White Zombie(1932)
The Most Dangerous Game(1932)
Mask Of Fu Manchu(1932)
Island Of Lost Souls(1933)
Mystery Of the Wax Museum(1933)
The Invisible Man(1933)
The Black Room(1935)
Mad Love(1935)
Son Of Frankenstein(1939)
Return Of Dr.X(1939)
The Ghost Breakers(1940)
The Devil Commands(1941)
The Wolf Man(1941)
Ghost Of Frankenstein(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb(1942)
Night Monster(1942)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man(1943)
Dead Men Walk(1943)
I Walked With A Zombie(1943)
The Seventh Victim(1943)
The Mad Ghoul(1943)
The Lodger(1944)
The Uninvited(1944)
The Body Snatcher(1945)
All have their fans and their detractors, but I happen to enjoy these ones most..