Friday, March 25, 2011

Devil Doll

Lionel Barrymore d/Tod Browning

A bit of a creaky relic from 1936 but the scenes when the little people are sneaking through bedrooms at night with murderous intent probably caused many a lingering nightmare in audiences of the time. I never forgot it and watching those scenes again confirmed my memory...they're very creepy and effective.

LB shone here...he played half the film as a woman and showed why he was considered one of the finest actors of his day.

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