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A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
The Raven (1935) is a horror and crime film directed by Lew Landers, released on July 8, 1935 with a runtime of 1h 1m. It stars Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews and Irene Ware. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 157 ratings.
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Boris Karloff
as Edmond Bateman
Bela Lugosi
as Dr. Richard Vollin
Lester Matthews
as Dr. Jerry Holden
Irene Ware
as Jean Thatcher
Samuel S. Hinds
as Judge Thatcher
Spencer Charters
as Col. Bertram Grant
Inez Courtney
as Mary Burns
Ian Wolfe
as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
Maidel Turner
as Mrs. Grant
Raine Bennett
as Poe (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
as The Crook (uncredited)
Nina Golden
as Dancer (uncredited)
Directed by Lew Landers, written by David Boehm and Edgar Allan Poe.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 157 ratings.
The Raven succeeded in 1935 where Roger Corman and Vincent Price failed 28 years later. The 1963 version of The Raven was written by Richard Matheson, who is quoted by Wikipedia as saying, "After hearing that they wanted to make a movie out of a poem, I felt it was a total joke, so comedy was the only way to do it." Matheson's mistake was precisely that he approached the material lightly, though; it's because Raven…
Reviewed on September 3, 2022
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The Raven (1935) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Raven (1935) includes Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews, Irene Ware and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was directed by Lew Landers. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Raven was released on July 8, 1935 and runs for 1h 1m.
The Raven (1935) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 157 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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