FOG ISLAND (1945)
I've been trying for days to muster up enthusiasm to review FOG ISLAND, a 1945 mystery from PRC. Instead, every time I sit down to start typing, and think about this film, my mind grows blank and I...
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I can sympathize with LaughingGravy for his lack of enthusiasm for this PRC effort but I do think he's being a bit unkind. PRC couldn't provide the polish of your average ZIV television half hour but...
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I like it! Atwill vs. Zucco is PRC's equivalent of Karloff vs. Lugosi, and I think the ending is the scariest scene in any Poverty Row horror. Another positive factor: I used to have an old video tape...
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FOG ISLAND was the first pre-recorded VHS I ever bought ... around 50 bucks, umpteen years ago. The reason I bought it: It was on a double-bill with RETURN OF THE APE MAN, a movie I'd loved as a kid...
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Picked this up a day or so ago, just watched it with my wife, and was pleasantly surprised. A decent 'Z'-level film, with fine performances by George Zucco and Veda Ann Borg. Even John Hubbard appears...
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Sorry, Tom, I meant Jerome Cowan. I'd just finished The Mummy's Tomb before watching this. ... Reed
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A George Zucco (pardon the pun) "double-header" for the Manster Man!
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I must admit, as much as I like Fog Island, I had a hard time staying awake upon first viewing (note to self: never start a PRC film after 10:00pm if you intend to watch the whole thing in one...
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I'm quite fond of this creaky old meller (it plays like a straight version of "Dark and Stormy Night") and the climax is a doozy. However, I have some questions about it. Early on, Zucco declares that...
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Ha! I've asked myself those same questions FG! I won't hazard an explanation other than to chalk it up to PRC dream logic.....
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Dream...maybe. Logic...hmm. Maybe the part of the sinister butler is better explained in the original play, "Angel Island". Still, I'm a sucker for a) films set in old dark houses and b) films set on...
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Logic? Not for me.Old dark house...fog...Zucco...Atwill? Yep, I liked it.
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The play it was based on, ANGEL ISLAND, ran a sterling 21 performances on Broadway in 1937. Notable in the cast were Betty Field, Arlene Francis, Doro Merande, Maidel Turner, Morgan Conway and David...
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Thanks for posting this info, Ray. From the info in the article it's hard to tell how close "Fog Island" is to "Angel Island" as far as the plot is concerned, but the bare bones of the island setting...
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