DVD
Hollywood legends of horror : 6 masterworks of terror.
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Languages
In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
The devil-doll: Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton.
Publication Information
[Burbank, CA] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2016]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (412 minutes) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Mark of the vampire, The mask of Fu Manchu: MPAA rating: G.
Added Uniform Title
Container of (work): Doctor X (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Return of Doctor X (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Mark of the vampire (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Mask of Fu Manchu (Motion picture)
Series
Summary
Doctor X: A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
The return of Doctor X: A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.
Mark of the vampire: When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires, but not all is what it seems.
The mask of Fu Manchu: Englishmen race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan before the sinister Fu Manchu does.
Mad love: In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.
The devil-doll: An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those who framed him.
Notes
Doctor X: Based on a play by Howard W. Comstock & Allen C. Miller.
The return of Doctor X: From a story by William J. Makin.
The mask of Fu Manchu: From the story by Sax Rohmer.
Mad love: From the novel "Les Mains D'Orlac" written by Maurice Renard.
The devil-doll: Based on the novel by Abraham Merritt.
Doctor X originally released as a motion picture in 1932; The return of Doctor X originally released as a motion picture in 1939; Mark of the vampire originally released as a motion picture in 1935; The mask of Fu Manchu originally released as a motion picture in 1932, Mad love originally released as a motion picture in 1935; The devil-doll originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Special features: Doctor X commentary by Scott MacQueen ; The return of Doctor X commentary by director Vincent Sherman and author Steve Haberman ; Mark of the vampire commentary by Kimi Newman and Steve Jones ; The mask of Fu Manchu commentary by Greg Mank ; Mad love commentary by Steve Haberman ; theatrical trailers.
Contents
- Doctor X Return of Doctor X Mark of the vampire Mask of Fu Manchu Mad love Devil-doll