Either way, devil doll is a great film, and is available to watch for free uk version only online here. Mar 10, 2015 before chucky was ever a glint in don mancinis eye, there was a little film called devil doll released in 1964. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1964 freigegeben. At one show, by what seems to be pure serendipity, the good guy mark english william sylvester, before 2001. Oct 03, 2014 10 horror movie dolls that will haunt your dreams the scariest thing about last years the conjuring was the possessed doll annabelle. A brilliant scientist, walthall reveals to barrymore that he has developed a process. The devil doll 1936 is a horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter, lorraine lavond. Not to be confused with tod brownings 1936 fantasy thriller, the devil doll, starring lionel barrymore as a revengecrazed scientist who uses dollsized humans as assassins, this creepy little british thriller is the missing link between the nightmare ventriloquist segment of dead of night 1945 and the diminutive, homicidal star. With bryant haliday, william sylvester, yvonne romain, sandra dorne. Lindsey shotneff may have been born in canada, but he made the majority of his films in the uk.
Spooky movie, vantilaqist dolls always give me the heeby geebys, but still worth seeing anyway. Watch devil doll 1964 full movie free streaming online. There are two complete versions of the film, and the although the scenes in the continental version arent as wellintegrated as those in the earlier image disc the flesh and the fiends, enthusiasts will be impressed by the completeness of the package. Theyre perfect fodder for horror movies, such as 1964s devil doll. Devil doll 1964 lindsay shonteff, lindsay craig shonteff. Devil doll is a film directed by lindsay shonteff with bryant haliday, william sylvester, yvonne romain, sandra dorne, year. This is entertainment for the general public in the film dont they suspect that such an act is supposed to befunny. Discover what genre devil doll, 1964, directed by lindsay shonteff, with bryant halliday, william sylvester, yvonne romain, belongs at turner classic movies. Both devil doll and dead of night feature a unnerving dummy named hugo, and in the former film the puppet actually gets up and walks arounda major highlight of the nightmare sequence in the latter film. Vorellis act with the dummy is intense, complete with harsh insults and threats. Furie featuring bryant haliday, william sylvester, yvonne romain a reporter investigates the strange relationship between a ventriloquist and his almost human dummy, hugo. A ventriloquists dummy carries a secret that is so evil, strange and terrifying that he must be kept locked inside a cage every night.
D evil doll 1964 is based on a short story of the same name from the pulp magazine london mystery in 1951. The 1936s devil doll is a crazy mix of frankenstein, the littles, and mrs. After discovering director lindsay shonteffs gloriously degrading night after night after night recently and being suitably impressed i decided it was time to set about visiting some of his other horrorexploitation ventures, and came across this early project devil doll, 1964. An early story, the devil doll, about a ventriloquist and former hypnotist whose doll, hugo, is kept in a cage, was optioned as a movie released as devil doll in 1964. Hypnotistmagician the great vorelli bryant haliday and his dummy hugo perform. The ending fight scene between the dummy and vorelli is unintentionally hilarious so i can see why mst3k picked it for an episode, but the rest of the film isnt. The devildoll 1936 is a horror film directed by tod browning and starring a crossdressing lionel barrymore and maureen osullivan as his daughter, lorraine lavond. Grab a good seat and dont look away from the stage, for the great vorelli bryant. Jun 22, 2014 whats creepier than a ventriloquists dummy. After vorelli meets beautiful heiress marianne horne, he hypnotizes her, causing her to suffer from a severe fever that spirals into a coma. The film also starred william sylvester and sandra dorne. Its not a giant reptile but a small doll that brings the fright to movie night at the gallery cafe this month. Theres more than meets the eye to the secret of ventriloquist and mesmerist the great vorellis success, and a dark secret it is. Devil doll the 1964 version is a terrifying movie about a hypnotist and ventriloquist.
Devil doll is a 1964 british horror film about an evil ventriloquist, the great vorelli, and his dummy hugo, directed by lindsay shonteff. Staring yvonne romain, william sylvester and bryant haliday. Not nearly as bad as its reputation suggests mainly thanks to the witless mystery science theater 3000, it is admittedly still a cheap little bmovie with some weak performances. Devil doll 1964 stream deutsch, devil doll 1964 online anschauen, devil doll 1964 kostenlos online sehen. Smith devil doll is available to watch for free online here. The worst kind of life devil doll 1964 the telltale mind. This movie marks the steep decline in quality and in popularity of tod brownings. Devil doll special edition dvd 1964 image entertainment. The great vorelli haliday is a famous ventriloquist whose dummy hugo can seemingly talk and act on its own. Ventriloquisthypnotist the great vorelli has an amazing dummy named hugo that can apparently walk and talk without vorelli operating him. Before chucky was ever a glint in don mancinis eye, there was a little film called devil doll released in 1964. Purists will probably prefer the uk version, and pervy guys like me will make a vline for the continental version. Cheap and sleazy at least in the continental version tale of a hypnotistventriloquist whose dummy is more than it.
Smith, but here we have the ventriloquist who is doing the mindcontrolling and the dummy who is subservient to him, whereas in the 1945 film it was the other way around. Buy devil doll movie posters from movie poster shop. Hargreaves, george barclay from a story by frederick e. The episode of mystery science theater 3000 featuring the 1964 film. Said doll had a twist to it though and was really not a murderous serial killer, but like all dolls that tend to come alive, it did have murderous thoughts. Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur. The deranged magician the great vorelli uses his possessed dummy hugo to kill.
Watch devil doll, the british cult film by richard gordon fandor. The essential problem with that particular entry was that the movie was too good for the jokes to come easy, but too boring to be really interesting. Factory in november 2010 as part of volume xix, a 4disc set along with robot monster, bride of the monster, and devil fish. Devil doll is a 1964 british horror movie about a sinister magician and ventriloquist bryant haliday who uses his powers to gain the fortune of a wealthy heiress yvonne romaine. In reality he was framed by three business associates who were the ones who actually committed the crime. Watch devil doll 1964 full movie free streaming online tubi. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Most famously, he cowrote and directed the james bond ripoff license to kill in 1965, which was released in the u. Tod brownings secondtolast film is campy as hell, and ya gotta love lionel barrymore in drag exacting revenge on enemies of his using. A mystic stage performer called the great vorelli attempts to transfer a living soul into a wooden ventriloquist dummy. What is the strange, terrifying evil secret of the. A journalist william sylvester hoping to learn the secret of a mysterious ventriloquist bryant haliday whose dummy is strangely mobile enlists the help of his beautiful, wealthy girlfriend yvonne romain, unknowingly putting her life at risk. If you would like to see the continental version, its available as. The story of a mercenary hypnotistventriloquist the great vorelli.
An evil hyponotistventriloquist plots to gain an heiress millions. Devil doll movie 1964 bryant haliday, william sylvester, yvonne. Devil doll 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Image entertainments dvd of devil doll is a horror fans perfect treat.
Hell trap you in his trance in devil doll 1964, reporter mark english is eager to know the secret behind the mysterious hypnotist and ventriloquist the great vorellis animated dummy hugo a doll so lifelike that it can walk across stage by itself. He also made the horror film night after night after night about a killer. Cheap and sleazy at least in the continental version tale of a hypnotistventriloquist whose dummy is more than it seems. Magnetic pulser bob beck protocol pemf pulsed electromagnetic field therapy 7,543 views. Furie featuring bryant haliday, wil devil doll 1964 classic horror film board classic horror film board. The devildoll is a 1936 horror film directed by tod browning, starring lionel barrymore. I purchased the image dvd of devil doll for a low price, and the disc has two versions of the filmthe standard cut and a continental edit. Devil doll is a 1964 british film about hypnotistcumventriloquist the great vorelli bryant halliday in his struggle to prove to the people who laughed at him long ago that yes, he can transfer a mind into the body of a wooden vent figure. In this film, falsely convicted lionel barrymore escapes from devils island with fellow prisoner h. Devil doll continental version 1964 directed by lindsay shonteff and sidney j. If youre going to watch this at all, by all means watch the mst3k version. How about one that seems to have a mind of its ownor perhaps a soul. Mar, 2010 overall, the movie worked about as well both ways.
Richard gordon on devil doll and a theatrical trailer. Devil doll 1964 trailer black and white films page. The 1936s devildoll is a crazy mix of frankenstein, the littles, and mrs. The dvd includes the ballyhoo motion pictures feature puppetmaster. The movie was adapted from the novel burn witch burn. Author frederick escreet smith, 1st earl of birkenhead, remains well known for his 633 squadron novels of adventure, the first in the series made into a classic war film the same year devil doll appeared. I purchased the image dvd of devil doll for a low price, and the disc has two versions of the film the standard cut and a continental edit. This classic horror film was produced by the great richard gordon and meshes.
Devil doll movie 1964 bryant haliday, william sylvester, yvonne romain. The ultimate list of bmovies and cult films 237 movies. Devil doll on dvd 014381120523 from image ent directed by lindsay shonteff. After this last film, yvonne romain retired from acting. Its about a wrongfully convicted french banker, paul levonde, who is accused of robbing his own bank and murdering the night watchman.