Devil Doll

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Ted B. @Movieaddicted Dec 7 3.0 stars; Well, let's see. There's the evil hypnotist who can create complete control over his victims. Add to that, he's also a ventriloquist extraordinaire. His dummy can act independently of him. That should be enough to qualify for a 'drive-in quality' horror flick, which is appropriate since the movie's acting reflects that level. However, this dummy is possessed and can actually walk around and kill people. That, plus the fact that this movie is just plain weird with a surprising ending, qualifies it for cult-level status. See more Dallas H Dec 1 Holy facial hair, Batman! Oddly enough, I rather enjoyed this creepy ventriloquist movie featuring a possessed dummy. It feels like the film could have been an early concept draft for Magic (1978) or Puppet Master (1989). I will watch this movie again in the future because I think it's worth an enjoyable rewatch. See more Matthew D 08/12/2021 This is the 1964 Devil-Doll, not the Todd Browning's Devil Dolls, so the year is correct. See more 03/01/2021 A real treat. Anybody who is afraid of dolls or even clowns should stay away from this movie. I had never heard of "Devil Doll" until it was shown on "Svengoolie" Sunday, February 28, 2021. It is a nearly perfect horror film. Just about everything works. The cast does an excellent job. The late Bryant Haliday is terrific as evil magician The Great Vorelli. He also seems to be enjoying playing the character tremendously and gives it his all. The late William Sylvester is also terrific as journalist Mark English. Hugo the ventriloquist dummy is something else. The use of lighting and low angle shots help make the mysterious dummy all the more frightening. My only criticism is the overuse of tight closeups. I think that was overdone. Despite that "Devil Doll" is still a fantastic horror film and is definitely worth your time in my opinion. Enjoy, but keep the lights on when you watch it! See more andy f 02/01/2021 An entertaining and flawed horror movie that brings a huge amount of early originality to the 'doll' genre. Recommended for 'doll' fans and maybe it wasn't just that 'Dead Of Night' short that influenced Magic. See more 10/21/2013 Lionel Barrymore in drag. Or at least earrings. He really looks like Granny, the owner of Tweety Bird. Maybe he was the inspiration. As a revenge tale this is somewhat incomprehensible. Why is it set in Paris, Noelle kept asking. I had no answer. The special effects are stunning for 1936. But, here is the thing, Lavond did not need little people to do any of what he did. Not really. But this one features one of the maddest mad scientist schemes in existence - shrinking all the humans in the world to eliminate starvation and over population. Kooky. See more Read all reviews

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