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Isle of the Dead (1945)
Famed RKO Radio Pictures producer Val Lewton managed to single-handedly redefine the horror genre in the 1940s, cranking out low-budget, high-volume box office hits that rarely disappointed audiences -- or studio execs. This film starring legendary horror icon Boris Karloff (aka Frankenstein) -- is part of a five-DVD collection of Lewton's work. (read more)
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Leaving his Frankenstein monster portrayal behind, Boris Karloff shows in this film that he can act and do a good job of it. He plays a Greek General trapped on an island with others fighting the plague.
A young girl, Thea (Ellen Drew) is thought to be a vrykolaka, a harmful undead creature in Greek folklore, by an old...
(complete Isle of the Dead review by Movie Addict)
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