Love all of the projects keep up the great work, I have a feeling you're going to reach a whole new generation this way and introduce them to classic films
Just starting the video, I'm surprised there'll be so many videos for the 40's. I always believed after the 30s that the 40's were kind of a "dead" decade for horror, and it never really got going again until the Hammer films of the 50's. Glad to be proven wrong, and I'm looking forward to learning a lot about 40's horror. Thanks Josh!
I might quibble with the low historical significance assigned to Son of Ingagi, but this was another highly enjoyable episode. I learn so much watching these!
Hi, been loving this channel for awhile now. I'll add a caveat...I think Invisible Man Returns cultural sig should have been a five because...anytime a horror film gets nominated for an Oscar...?
in October Criterion is releasing a 2 film horror set. I Walked with A Zombie and the Seventh Victim, both 1943 Val Lewton (as Producer) classics on 1 Blu-ray.
"Burning a wet mule", i'm guessing is an old fashioned term, that fell outta favor? Lol, that's my best guess. I haven't seen any of these, but would love to. Can't wait for you to get to cat people, & curse of the cat people. Also, leopard man, an entertaining horror flick, that doesn't exactly deliver, on what you'd expect from the title, lol. Also, there's another flick, from the early '40s, that's also titled the ape, if i'm not mistaken. Except the plot is about the main character being turned into an apeman. Anyways, can't wait for the rest of the '40s, & the '50s project!
I've seen parts of doctor Cyclops on the Saturday afternoon movies back when I was a kid. As in the 70s and '80s. I would like to see the Invisible Man returns and I remember seeing parts of the Ape-man starting Boris Karloff but again that was a long time ago.
My favorite is the Kay Kyser movie, I thought it was a lot of fun, and I have searched out a few of the Kyser movies. It has been my favorite one so far
Surprised to see that, with how you documented Hitchcock in the 30’s even when it wasn’t horror, you didn’t mention Rebecca in this episode., the only picture of his to win Best Picture.
I bet the wet mule thing means having enough $ to overcome any obstacle because wet things can’t be burned and mules are associated with stubbornness. Haven’t heard it before in context though.
Some cultural context for you. It used to be really expensive to burn up a wet mule. Thanks to modern technology, basically anyone can do it now. It's like how only rich people used to own cars
It has one of my favorite Lugosi one liners. As one of the victims slathers on some of the deadly aftershave, he intones, “You’ll never wear anything else.”
Poor Boris Karloff; soooo many clunkers in just one year. But hey, he'd redeem himself in a big way with The Body Snatcher five years later. (Karloff would credit Val Lewton with "saving his soul" by giving him roles actually worthy of his talent.) The Invisible Man Returns is a good choice for #1. This was during the stage of Vincent Price's career when Hollywood couldn't quite figure out what to do with him, but here he gets to play both dashing romantic lead and unhinged horror antihero, and acquits himself well in both modes. Nan Grey's heroine is also a step forward from the perpetually weeping Gloria Stuart in the 1933 film (the weak link in an otherwise brilliant movie).
hi! love these series! been watching for awhile love the humour and always great editing! anyway, my top 20: King of the Zombies (1941) Dead of Night (1945) Dr. Cyclops (1940) Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) The Black Cat (1941) The Wolf Man (1941) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) The Ghost Breakers (1940) You'll Find Out (1940) The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Lucky Ghost (1942) Spook Busters (1946) Spooks Run Wild (1941) The Ghost Train (1941) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) The Return of the Vampire (1943) The Cat Creeps (1946)
I thought The Mummy's Hand was better than The Invisible Man Returns. What you grumbled about, the absence of the mummy for the first 30 minutes, didn't bother me because they added a lot of adventure and humor, making it close in tone to the later Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, making this more of the true original to those rather than the original with Boris Karloff (though the "love across time" plot of that was also handled well in the later films, especially in The Mummy Returns)
I normally love your stuff but I wasn't really able to watch this one. The 'old black and white movie' filter is real intense and the randomly and rapidly varying brightness is painful.
Love all of the projects keep up the great work, I have a feeling you're going to reach a whole new generation this way and introduce them to classic films
LETS GO, love how “different” the 40s were
Just starting the video, I'm surprised there'll be so many videos for the 40's. I always believed after the 30s that the 40's were kind of a "dead" decade for horror, and it never really got going again until the Hammer films of the 50's. Glad to be proven wrong, and I'm looking forward to learning a lot about 40's horror. Thanks Josh!
"I'm just making a diaper; deal with it." - Josh Spiegel, 1940 (colorized)
I might quibble with the low historical significance assigned to Son of Ingagi, but this was another highly enjoyable episode. I learn so much watching these!
I've been waiting for this since you started episode 1 of the thirties project. Great era of monster movies
Hi, been loving this channel for awhile now. I'll add a caveat...I think Invisible Man Returns cultural sig should have been a five because...anytime a horror film gets nominated for an Oscar...?
Yes, plus first Vincent Price horror, plus it’s a Universal.
The Mummy’s Hand and The Invisible Man Returns are my favorites.
in October Criterion is releasing a 2 film horror set. I Walked with A Zombie and the Seventh Victim, both 1943 Val Lewton (as Producer) classics on 1 Blu-ray.
For an April Fool’s joke or something you just HAVE to make a 1920s project! I love this series so much!
it's no joke! the '20 Project is coming in just a couple of weeks
Son of Ingagi is my favorite because of the significance. I need to see Dr. Cyclops though. It look gorgeous.
Josh is gonna spend so much time in the 40s he's gonna develop a Mid-Atlantic accent 😂
And yes, "enough money to burn a wet mule" is a real southern phrase
"Burning a wet mule", i'm guessing is an old fashioned term, that fell outta favor? Lol, that's my best guess. I haven't seen any of these, but would love to. Can't wait for you to get to cat people, & curse of the cat people. Also, leopard man, an entertaining horror flick, that doesn't exactly deliver, on what you'd expect from the title, lol. Also, there's another flick, from the early '40s, that's also titled the ape, if i'm not mistaken. Except the plot is about the main character being turned into an apeman. Anyways, can't wait for the rest of the '40s, & the '50s project!
Devil Bat has to be my favorite B grade 40's movie. I've watched it sooooo many time.
Same as my previous comment for Dr. Cyclops. Due to the Oscar nomination and the technicolor aspect being a first for the genre.
I've seen parts of doctor Cyclops on the Saturday afternoon movies back when I was a kid. As in the 70s and '80s. I would like to see the Invisible Man returns and I remember seeing parts of the Ape-man starting Boris Karloff but again that was a long time ago.
3:00 I love this effect. It's not particularly realistic, but it's charming.
Hey Josh thanks for the entertainment
"Poverty Row" was a savage insult even for today.
My favorite is the Kay Kyser movie, I thought it was a lot of fun, and I have searched out a few of the Kyser movies. It has been my favorite one so far
I'm so excited for 1941! There's some of my favorite movies in that one as well as 1944 for The Uninvited.
I thought he was a cyclops because they broke one of the lenses in his glasses.
Arthur Q Bryant (Elmer Fudd) is also in The Devil Bat.
Dr Cyclops is definitely on my To-watch-list!
I saw it long time ago, and I loved it 👍
@@thomaskummer9968 Cool! The technicolour looks amazing and the special effects too! I think I will enjoy this 👍
Surprised to see that, with how you documented Hitchcock in the 30’s even when it wasn’t horror, you didn’t mention Rebecca in this episode., the only picture of his to win Best Picture.
Return Of The Invisible Man is on the Universal Monsters streaming channel now.
I bet the wet mule thing means having enough $ to overcome any obstacle because wet things can’t be burned and mules are associated with stubbornness. Haven’t heard it before in context though.
When "women in white" is mentioned always makes me think of supernatural pilot
i love these series
Some cultural context for you. It used to be really expensive to burn up a wet mule. Thanks to modern technology, basically anyone can do it now. It's like how only rich people used to own cars
@@etevenatkowicz9745 it must be some 1940s vernacular .
34:35 Amusing enough and something you can't live without seeing. 😅
Devil bat is awesome 2.5 ?
It has one of my favorite Lugosi one liners. As one of the victims slathers on some of the deadly aftershave, he intones, “You’ll never wear anything else.”
Interesting frame at 9:25-ish...lol
Poor Boris Karloff; soooo many clunkers in just one year. But hey, he'd redeem himself in a big way with The Body Snatcher five years later. (Karloff would credit Val Lewton with "saving his soul" by giving him roles actually worthy of his talent.)
The Invisible Man Returns is a good choice for #1. This was during the stage of Vincent Price's career when Hollywood couldn't quite figure out what to do with him, but here he gets to play both dashing romantic lead and unhinged horror antihero, and acquits himself well in both modes. Nan Grey's heroine is also a step forward from the perpetually weeping Gloria Stuart in the 1933 film (the weak link in an otherwise brilliant movie).
I ❤ the 40s project 😮
hi! love these series! been watching for awhile love the humour and always great editing! anyway, my top 20:
King of the Zombies (1941)
Dead of Night (1945)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Black Cat (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Lucky Ghost (1942)
Spook Busters (1946)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
The Ghost Train (1941)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
The Cat Creeps (1946)
I thought The Mummy's Hand was better than The Invisible Man Returns. What you grumbled about, the absence of the mummy for the first 30 minutes, didn't bother me because they added a lot of adventure and humor, making it close in tone to the later Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, making this more of the true original to those rather than the original with Boris Karloff (though the "love across time" plot of that was also handled well in the later films, especially in The Mummy Returns)
19:25 June to September so no July
10:18 not even mention this crazy as stunt by a performer that probably made five bucks that day.
I normally love your stuff but I wasn't really able to watch this one. The 'old black and white movie' filter is real intense and the randomly and rapidly varying brightness is painful.
No way!!!
16:18 I'm guessing nothing came out in may
Oh what happened at 9:24?
How old is Karloff this year? I swear, in some of those clips, he looks seventy (or older), and in some, he's probably not even fifty.
He was born in 1887, so he was 52 in early 1940.
“That's the problem with wearing linen, it's going to get all wrinkled like that.” Tell me you work in fine menswear without etc
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(still thinks you would be better in character in a stylish 🎩)
Howdy Doody frozen in carbonite lol
Yay! 1940s Let’s go!
good vid but had to fast forward thru ur intro to not get epileptic seizure....
The films were GREAT, but I suspect the War was horrible enough for most folks
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I 🎬 U!
Arthur Lublin??? Try Arthur Lubin. I know these videos are minor fluff, but you should at least get the names right.
Thank God for Joseph Breen and the Hays code. It gave us the Golden Age of Hollywood.