Devil doll live queen of the road by psychoxblondie. Its director, tod browning, is famous for dracula from 1931 and freaks from 1932. Apr 26, 2014 its director, tod browning, is famous for dracula from 1931 and freaks from 1932. The film features an exquisite performance from lionel barrymore as devils island escapee paul lavond. Frank lawton, bryant halliday, sandra dorne, lionel barrymore, maureen osullivan, william sylvester show embed code. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height. Tod brownings secondtolast film is campy as hell, and ya gotta love lionel barrymore in drag exacting revenge on enemies of his using. The entire business of shrinking animals and human beings provides a workout for mgms optical department but is really the icing on a cake that browning had baked several times before.
Paul lavond is framed for murder and robbery by his associates and sent to the devils island. Walthall excel in one of his last roles, but what sets the devildoll apart from other horror films of the era is that you actually care about all the characters youre supposed. Paul lavond lionel barrymore, a former banker framed by former business partners and marcel, an obsessed scientist escape from devils island. The devil doll, released on the 10th of july, 1936, was both mgms and tod brownings last horror film and, as such, was a superb swansong the film features an exquisite performance from lionel barrymore as devils island escapee paul lavond. Devil doll is a 1964 british horror film about an evil ventriloquist, the great vorelli, and his dummy hugo, directed by lindsay shonteff. Despite the feeling that browning recycles his old themes, this moral play is one of the best scifi films out of usa in the late thirties and lionel barrymore in drag is absurdly fun. Jan 01, 2000 the first great shrinking people effects movie some chilling sequences and a fiendish performance by ottiano make up for barrymore s slightly soft megalomaniac. The devil doll the 1936 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Add to watchlist lionel barrymore stars in this classic horror thriller about a devils island escapee who shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls. The devil doll 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The devildoll 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Lionel barrymore, who had a long collaborative history with browning, stars as escaped convict paul lavond. The thursday horror picture show will screen the devildoll on thursday, dec. Barrymore continued his thespic career as cranky dr. The devildoll is a 1936 horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter, lorraine lavond.
Lavond decides to take on the disguise of an old womanmeaning that barrymore spends the. Walthall excel in one of his last roles, but what sets the devil doll apart from other horror films of the era is that you actually care about all the characters youre supposed. I doubt i will think about it again in the future and its not scary, but its one of the better 30s horror movies, ive seen. Starring lionel barrymore, maureen osullivan, frank lawton, robert greig, lucy beaumont. However, theres one movie there thats never quite fitted in. Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, paul lavond lionel barrymore breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. A look back at tod brownings the devildoll comingsoon. Oscarwinner lionel barrymore its a wonderful life stars in this classic horror thriller about a devil s island escapee who shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls.
An escaped convict uses a mad scientists shrinking serum to create tiny people. Dragged up as madame mandelip, the proprietress of a montmartre dolly shop, lavond uses eccentric scientists marcel and malitas six inch. Dracula and freaks director tod brownings scifihorrorcomedy the devildoll from 1936 is an accomplished special effects reel concerning shrunken people. Another tod browning foray into the macabre, the devildoll stars lionel barrymore as paul lavond, a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes devils island with mad scientist marcel walthall.
The devildoll 1936 is a horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter, lorraine lavond. Sciencefiction horror film geregisseerd door tod browning. Hypnotistmagician the great vorelli bryant haliday and his dummy hugo perform. Producerdirector tod brownings the devil doll is a film reminiscent of his silent efforts with the great lon chaney sr.
Browning would make one more film, 1939s miracles for sale, before retiring. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 1936 the devil doll cast starring frank reicher, egon brecher, sherry hall, eily malyon, rafaela ottiano. A very weird and underseen 1930s horror movie about a mad scientist thats perfected the art of shrinking people. Years later, when paul escapes with the help of a scientist, he vows vengeance on his associates by using miniaturized humans. This movie marks the steep decline in quality and in popularity of tod brownings. He then disguises himself as a kindly old lady running a toy store, so he can secretly send his tiny assassins out to. Lionel barrymore and tod browning in the devildoll 1936 maureen. Oct 20, 2018 the devil doll 1936 scene 1 s k c j movie world. Lavond decides to take on the disguise of an old womanmeaning that barrymore spends the vast majority of the film in rather unconvincing. I found the special fx to be actually quite good for the time, and barrymore attacks the role with gusto, getting the most out of each word of dialogue. Still, the devildoll is worthwatching for a few scenes that are ahead of its time. The protagonist, lavond lionel barrymore, is a banker who was wrongly convicted and received life sentence.
Browning is the guy that brought you dracula and freaks. This bizarre little movie doesnt get the attention of brownings dracula or freaks, and the endings a bit on the sappy side, but on the plus side it features lionel barrymore dressed in drag for most of the time, some neat early special effects work, and a weird. The scientists wife, malita rafaela ottiano, has been continuing with their experiments involving shrinking animals. Dec 27, 2016 the devil doll is based on the novel burn witch burn. The devildoll is based on the novel burn witch burn. The devildoll appears to be brownings the unholy three either version with lionel barrymore going in drag as an elderly lady, as had the great lon chaney. In his next to last film, tod browning revisits the unholy three 1925 territory, with a surreal twist. Unfollow the devil doll to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Barrymore collaborated with director tod browning several times before. The devil doll 1936 lionel barrymore dvd elvis dvd. Devil doll was released in 1936 and was directed by tod browning.
An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him. The devildoll trailer directed by tod browning and starring lionel barrymore, frank lawton, robert greig, henry b. The 1936s devildoll is a crazy mix of frankenstein, the littles, and mrs. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 1936 the devildoll cast starring frank reicher, egon brecher, sherry hall, eily malyon, rafaela ottiano.
Oct 08, 2017 the devil doll isnt on a par with the best horrors of the 30s, but curious fans of tod browning andor lionel barrymore will want to take a look. An escaped devils island convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him. The devil doll 1936 wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, paul lavond lionel barrymore breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. Another tod browning foray into the macabre, the devil doll stars lionel barrymore as paul lavond, a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes devil s island with mad scientist marcel walthall. The movie was adapted from the novel burn witch burn. The devil doll 1936 is a horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter, lorraine lavond. Halloween havoc the devil doll mgm 1936 cracked rear. Filmmaker and tcm guest programmer danny devito joins robert osborne for an introduction and comments following director tod brownings the devil doll, 1936, starring lionel barrymore. The thursday horror picture show will screen the devil doll on thursday, dec.
Labeled as horror, science fiction and melodrama devil doll is. The special effects are great like you said, and lionel barrymore does give an excellent lon chaney unholy three like performance as does d. Lavond lionel barrymore, in his madame mandelip getup has mindcontrol over the doll who awakens in the arms of marguerite juanita quigley for thievery, in tod brownings the devil doll, 1936. The devildoll in the devildoll, lionel barrymore plays an escaped convict who befriends a pair of mad scientists, and uses their methods of shrinking and mindcontrolling humans and animals to exact revenge against the men who framed him for murder. Lionel barrymore disguised as an old woman is genuinely frightening. Devil doll, the mgm 1936 the devil doll, released on the 10th of july, 1936, was both mgms and tod brownings last horror film and, as such, was a superb swansong. The film stars lionel barrymore as fugitive paul lavond, a paris banker framed for embezzlement and murder who escapes from an island prison. If it had a genre, it would have to be takes breath a thrillercumfamilydramabywayofcamprevengeinflectedwithearlyhorror. Met lionel barrymore, maureen osullivan en frank lawton. The basic plot was campy and worked for what they were trying to tell. The devil doll 1936 paul lavond was a respected banker in paris when he was framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Costarring maureen osullivan tarzan, the ape man and frank lawton david copperfield. With lionel barrymore, maureen osullivan, frank lawton, rafaela ottiano. The devil doll appears to be brownings the unholy three either version with lionel barrymore going in drag as an elderly lady, as had the great lon chaney.
Lionel barrymore stars in this classic horror thriller about a devil s island escapee who shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls. The protagonist, lavond lionel barrymore, is a banker who was wrongly convicted. Lavond lionel barrymore, in his madame mandelip getup has mindcontrol over the doll who awakens in the arms of marguerite juanita quigley for thievery, in tod brownings the devildoll, 1936. Everybody makes a big deal about lionel barrymore in drag. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches all for the good of humanity, of course. The devildoll 1936 scary horror movies horrorrated. An escaped devil s island convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him. Here is devil doll playing the one who got away at the hubba hubba revue show in san francisco, ca at dna lounge on june 18th, 2010. Released july 10th, 1936, the devil doll stars lionel barrymore, maureen osullivan, frank lawton, robert greig the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100. Watch the devil doll online stream full movie directv. The devildoll is een amerikaanse horrorfilm uit 1936 onder regie van tod browning.
Oscarwinner lionel barrymore its a wonderful life stars in this classic horror thriller about a devils island escapee who shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls. The 1936s devil doll is a crazy mix of frankenstein, the littles, and mrs. Devil doll dvd, 2002, special edition for sale online ebay. Oscarwinner lionel barrymore its a wonderful life stars in this classic horror thriller about a devils island escapee who shrinks murderous.
Labeled as horror, science fiction and melodrama devil doll is all of that. The devil doll 1936 stream and watch online moviefone. The devildoll 1936 is a horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter. G2901 the devil doll 1936 lionel barrymore movie 2 vhs laminated poster fr. Paul lavond lionel barrymore escapes in the company of marcel henry b. Watch the devil doll starring lionel barrymore in this horror on directv. The first great shrinking people effects movie some chilling sequences and a fiendish performance by ottiano make up for barrymores slightly soft megalomaniac. I have a large classic horror collection, stuffed with movies that i consider to be.