The Pre-Code Years for the "Talkies" (1928-34) Produced a Number of Gangster and Horror Films that Showed little Restraint with Regards to "Community Standards".
Among the Titles is this Little Known, but to Cult-Movie Fans, Nasty Piece of Work with Lionel Atwill at His Signature & Sinister Best.
Setting the Tone is the Very First Scene is a Spoiler or Should Be.
After The Jaw-Dropping Open, the Audience is Transported from the Jungle to the Asphalt Jungle Where Lionel Atwill, Insanely Jealous and a Maniacal Beast Among a Tribe of Humans, Continues to the Body-Count of His Wife's Admirers.
The Dame that Attracts the Attention, Kathleen Burke, who Marked Her Territory in "Island of Lost Souls" (1933).
Unique and Ultimately Satisfying for Horror Fans and there's a Scene that Must be "Infamous" by Now where Big Cats are Forced to Fight while Camera Rolled.
The Movie is Far From Perfect and the Excess Baggage it Must Endure is the More than Average Comedy Relief, a "Safety Valve" to Contrast the Outrageous and Sadistic Violence.
The Films Reputation has Grown Steadily along with Other Greats of the Era.
Note...Early Role for Randolph Scott as a Scientist.
Among the Titles is this Little Known, but to Cult-Movie Fans, Nasty Piece of Work with Lionel Atwill at His Signature & Sinister Best.
Setting the Tone is the Very First Scene is a Spoiler or Should Be.
After The Jaw-Dropping Open, the Audience is Transported from the Jungle to the Asphalt Jungle Where Lionel Atwill, Insanely Jealous and a Maniacal Beast Among a Tribe of Humans, Continues to the Body-Count of His Wife's Admirers.
The Dame that Attracts the Attention, Kathleen Burke, who Marked Her Territory in "Island of Lost Souls" (1933).
Unique and Ultimately Satisfying for Horror Fans and there's a Scene that Must be "Infamous" by Now where Big Cats are Forced to Fight while Camera Rolled.
The Movie is Far From Perfect and the Excess Baggage it Must Endure is the More than Average Comedy Relief, a "Safety Valve" to Contrast the Outrageous and Sadistic Violence.
The Films Reputation has Grown Steadily along with Other Greats of the Era.
Note...Early Role for Randolph Scott as a Scientist.