Down from the attic : rare thrillers of the silent era through the 1950s / John T. Soister and Henry Nicolella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soister, John T., 1950- author.

Nicolella, Henry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thrillers (Motion pictures)--Catalogs.

Thrillers (Motion pictures).

Silent films--Catalogs.

Silent films.

Motion pictures--Catalogs.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"A variety of thrillers are covered along with such sci-fi leaps into the future as The Sky Ranger (1921), High Treason (1929) and Just Imagine (1930). Early adaptations include The Man Who Laughs (1928), The Monkey's Paw (1923), Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) and Sweeney Todd (1928). Rare material included in a discussion of Hispanic vintage horror"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Der Tunnel; Transatlantic Tunnel 7

Sherlock Holmes 20

The Sky Ranger (The Man Who Stole the Moon) 34

First Looks: Das grinsende Gesicht; Die Insel der Verschollenen 52

The Monkey's Paw; Sweeney Todd 62

The House Without a Key 76

Forgotten Faces 91

High Treason; Men Must Fight 99

Les Fantômes de Paris: Chéri-Bibi; The Phantom of Paris 110

Just Imagine 125

Fog; Terror Aboard 139

The Horror: The Patchwork Cinema of Bud Pollard 149

Return of the Terror 168

Death Takes a Holiday 176

Hispanic Horrors 188

Der Hund von Baskerville 202

Císaruv Pekar a Pekaruv Císar (The Emperor's Baker, the Baker's Emperor) 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786498314

0786498315

OCLC:

952195431