A terrific film. Clever, handsome, beautifully shot, well researched. A career highlight performance from Boris Karloff as a Uriah Heep type figure. Shocking finale where he's bricked up - the hero and heroine let it go through. I'm not a massive Anna Lee fan but it's a gift part - beautiful, brave, spirited, driving the action. The hero kind of saves her but she does most of the work. He's interesting too - a Quaker.
Maybe would've done better with a murder or two extra. Bela Lugosi as a patient would have worked wonders. They could've told the exact same story just with extra violence/threat.
Literate. Goldfinger ripped off the scene. I think the best Val Lewton maybe?
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