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The Black Cat 1934

'The first time Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi shared billing, it was in 1934's The Black Cat. It might have been inspired by Poe but that's about the extent of it. Instead, it's a tale of revenge that ends with an incredibly creepy climax for 1934…which apparently was originally to be even more explicit'. - Sourced from needcoffee.com

'The Black Cat (Universal, 1934) - Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi star in one of the most macabre films ever created for the cinema. Lugosi is bent on taking revenge against the man who "stole" his wife, and Karloff, a former general who is now the sadistic leader of a witches' coven, is the subject of his vengeful schemes.' - image and description sourced with thanks from : movieposters,ha,com

'The Black Cat is a 1934 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Béla Lugosi and Boris Karloff. The picture was the first of eight movies (six of which were produced by Universal) to pair the two iconic actors. It became Universal Pictures' biggest box office hit of the year, and was also notable for being one of the first movies with an almost continuous music score.' - Image and description sourced with thanks from posterco,co.uk

'The Black Cat was part of a boom in horror "talkies" following the release of Dracula and Frankenstein in 1931. The film exploited the popularity of Poe and the horror genre, as well as a sudden public interest in psychiatry. It has little to do with Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Black Cat', though Poe's name is listed in the credits.' - image and description sourced with thanks from : moviesandmania.com

'Stranger Things Than You Ever Dreamed Of", accurately warns the ads for THE BLACK CAT, an artful, if sadistic blending of gothic and modern, told in the shadow of the World War.' image and description sourced with thanks from : wearemoviegeeks.com

Image sourced with thanks from amazon.com

Image sourced with thanks from : thetelltalemind.com

Lobby Cards

'Directed by Edgar Ulmer, The Black Cat, with its themes of love, war, revenge, Satanism, and even necrophilia, was one of the most unsettling, atmospheric films to come out of Universal's Golden Age of Horror. It is lauded for its memorable Art Deco/Bauhaus sets and the inspired performances of the two stars, fright-masters Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Like most Universal horror titles of the 1930s, paper from this movie is always in demand, and these lobby cards are no exception'. - Images of all 4 Lobby Cards and description sourced with thanks from : movieposters.ha.com

Image sourced with thanks from retrocards.co.uk

 

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