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Monday, October 7, 2019

Corridors Of Blood (1958)

In 1840s London before the invention of anesthesiaa surgeon (Boris Karloff) experiments with anesthetic gases in the hope that surgery can be performed without the patients suffering horrific pain. But his good intentions go awry when he experiments on himself and finds himself becoming addicted to his chemicals and having blackouts. Directed by Robert Day (TARZAN THE MAGNIFICENT)this is a fine entry in the horror canon and highly reminiscent (in a good way) of the Val Lewton RKO horrors of the 1940s like THE BODY SNATCHER and BEDLAM. Boris Karloff's film career faltered in the 1950s in inferior vehicles in which he seemed cast merely for his status as a horror icon. This British thriller offered him a juicy role that he could sink his teeth into and he delivers one of the best performances of his career. As to the film itselfit offers more than just "horror" but instead an engrossing look into the medical community of the mid 19th century. Curiouslythe movie wasn't released in the U.S. until 1963some 5 years after its European release. With Christopher LeeBetta St. JohnNigel GreenFinlay CurrieAdrienne CorriFrancis De Wolff and Yvonne Romain. 

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