The Ghoul (1933) | |
| Director(s) | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror |
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The Ghoul (1933) was a Horror - Black-and-white Film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and produced by Michael Balcon.
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The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff
By Orson De Welles on Jan 22, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise. Long thought to be among the ranks of famous lost films within ten years of its 1933 release, The Ghoul finally came to light in the late sixties. That version, however, was missing several significant scenes and was almost unwatchable, though ... Read full article
The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff
By Orson De Welles on Jan 22, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise. Long thought to be among the ranks of famous lost films within ten years of its 1933 release, The Ghoul finally came to light in the late sixties. That version, however, was missing several significant scenes and was almost unwatchable, though ... Read full article
Rue Morgue Uk Presents: CREEPY CLASSIC HORROR TRAILERS! THE GHOUL (1933)
By Richard on Apr 15, 2012 From Classic Horror CampaignThe Classic Horror Campaign in association with the Rue Morgue UK facebook page presents : CREEPY CLASSIC HORROR TRAILERS today featuring Boris Karloff’s ?THE GHOUL?(1933)! Rue Morgue magazine has a tradition of combining coverage of contemporary horror alongside a celebration of the classics ... Read full article
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Broughton: Hmmm. Do you want a drink, or will you pass now?
Aga Ben Dragore: [as the romantic Kaney is making tea for the household] Six cups? That's just... just four too many.
[Grabbing her hand]
Aga Ben Dragore: Eh?
Kaney: Tell me about Egypt. Have you ever seen a shiek?
Aga Ben Dragore: [Imperiously folding his arms a la Valentino] I am one!
Kaney: [Shocked] What?
Broughton: We all know that dead men don't come back.
Broughton: Almost his last words were a threat to return from the dead. In my opinion, he was mad!
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Facts about
For years this was regarded as a "lost film" with no prints or elements known to exist. A nitrate release print was discovered in the Czech National Archives in Prague. This print was a subtitled edited version that was in poor condition and contained numerous splices. Years later, a print of the uncut British version was finally discovered.
Some U.S. theatre prints were shown in spherical widescreen. The movie wasn't shot in widescreen. The bottom of the screen had been matted to cover up the Czech subtitles (present on the only known existing version at the time) thereby creating the rectangular widescreen shape.
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