The Ghoul (1933)

The-ghoul-1933

The Ghoul (1933)

½

( 1 viewing )

Directed by
T. Hayes Hunter
Starring
Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ernest Thesiger
Written by
Roland Pertwee, Leonard Hines, and Frank King
Cinematography
Günther Krampf

Thursday the 12th of January 2012

½ After a passable opening, Karloff disappears and the story morphs into a would-be clone of the first half of Hitchcock's Number Seventeen (1932). The atmospheric photography can't overcome the stiff cast, slow script, and overbearing score. By the time Karloff does return, he seems as bored with the film as we are. This film was considered “lost” for over thirty years. Maybe it should have stayed that way.

seen via TCM HD
Directed by
T. Hayes Hunter
Starring
Boris Karloff Cedric Hardwicke Ernest Thesiger
Written by
Roland Pertwee Leonard Hines Frank King
Cinematography
Günther Krampf
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