Rocky Horror Picture Show without the Sex
LTS acknowledges the pumpkin-spiced holiday.
From IMDB: “American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.”
From Shelly: “Oh, I forgot this was an Edgar G. Ulmer joint.”
Universal horror’s big guns are firing in this old dark house story where the ODC is actually a modernist masterpiece, built atop a former fortress. Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and a cast of less interesting people populate this amazing film.
Listen to this episode (51 minutes)
Show Notes
Old Movies, New Things: discs, books and other physical objects
- Blu-ray: Sergeant York (Warner Archive), The Chalk Garden (Kino Lorber), Claudine (Criterion)
The Movie: commentary and discussion about one classic film
- The Black Cat (1934), trailer
- Streaming options
- On disc: DVD
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