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Frankenstein (1931)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

More like the play it was adapted from rather than the novel. Dumbass ending.

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It started off OK, but then it got boring. Although it’s a decent story, not enough happens. Neat heaven and hell motifs. The guy should have let go of the balloon at the end, though. The end of the film lacked finality. The blind man sees all. Again. A special…

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Blonde Venus (1932)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

I really felt for the sick husband. He acted a lot like I would have, and he got screwed. Dietrich was a real bitch. I just don’t get the ending. How in the Hell did he accept her back after she fucked him around? He should have stuck to his…

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Kinda cheesy techniques. That smiling monkey with the afro was hilarious. It was kinda like a cross between Eddie Munster and The Man Who Laughs.

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Land Without Bread (1933)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

How depressing can you get? I thought my life was bad, but this is much worse. So bad, it’s funny. You have dwarves, morons, donkeys tied down so they can be stung to death by bees, goats being shot off mountaintops (which was an interesting shot, nonetheless). The horrors of…

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The Music Box (1932)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Laurel and Hardy aren’t so funny, but a few of the situations are. The hat slap was pretty funny. The piano gag gets old after a while. If Laurel didn’t talk at all (like Penn and Teller), he’d be funnier. That professor was a pretty good actor. Probably died of…

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Vampyr (1932)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

The film starts with a good 2 minutes of music on a black screen. The rest of the film is slow and boring. Nothing happens. Nice “Slut” at the end.

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Duck Soup (1933)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Pretty silly overall. There are a few funny moments (the mirror scene was great), but much of the comedy is stale. Most of the gags you can see coming a mile away. The musical interludes were gay. Groucho isn’t a very good actor. He reminds me of Jeff Schneider. He…

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Invisible Man (1933)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Fantastic effects. Reminded me of Memoirs of an Invisible Man. That young girl was a horrible actress.

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Zero for Conduct (1933)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Zero for excitement. Aside from the introduction scene on the train, pretty boring and slow. The revolt isn’t really exciting because the authoritative power of the teachers wasn’t clearly established. I mean, they never even tried to teach the kids, they were just there. I wanted them to get thrown…

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