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The Human Monster (1939) was a Crime - Horror Film directed by Walter Summers and produced by John Argyle.

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THE HUMAN MONSTER/DARK EYES OF LONDON On Blu-ray From VCI

By Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 7, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

In the spring of 1939, Bela Lugosi was in London, England, starring in a film based on Edgar Wallace's novel DARK EYES OF LONDON. The movie would be released in America by Monogram under the title THE HUMAN MONSTER. The result is one of Bela's best showcases. The movie has long been one of the most ... Read full article

Watching 1939: The Human Monster/The Dark Eyes of London (1939)

on Oct 3, 2019 From Comet Over Hollywood

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th... Read full article

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The Human Monster Quotes:

Dr. Feodor Orloff: You have been very foolish, Lou. You are blind, and you cannot speak. But you can hear - and that will never do!
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The Human Monster Facts
Holt's statement "As the walrus said to the carpenter, the time has come..." is a reference to the poem, 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', from Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There'.
The Stainsbury machine is a Braille shorthand machine. Henry Stainsby, superintendent of Birmingham Institution of the Blind in England and Alfred Wayne developed several of these devices, commencing in 1899. The one seen on the film is similar to the 'Improved Stainsby Braille Writer' of 1933.
The first film in Britain to receive the 'H' (for Horror) certificate.
Filmed early April 1939, released November in Britain, March 1940 in US. Bela Lugosi shot this feature after "The Gorilla" and before "The Phantom Creeps".
Orloff's quote "And the greatest of these is Charity..." is from 1st Corinthians 13:13.
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