Cat people. I walked with a zombie. Leopard man. Seventh victim. Ghost ship. Curse of the cat people. Isle of the dead. Bedlam. Body snatcher.
Notes:
Laserdisc producer, Sergio Leeman. Originally produced as individual feature length motion pictures between 1942 and 1946. I walked with a zombie based on work by Inez Wallace; The Leopard Man based on the novel Black Alibi, by Cornell Woolrich; The Ghost Ship based on a short story by Leo Mittler; Bedlam suggested by Bedlam, plate 8 of the series of paintings titled: A Rake's Progress, by William Hogarth. "ID2815TU"--Disc labels and container.
Contents:
Disc 1. Cat people (73 min., 1942) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; produced by Val Lewton; written by DeWitt Bodeen; directed by Jacques Tourneur -- disc 1 & 2. I walked with a zombie (68 min., 1943) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; screenplay by Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray; produced by Val Lewton; directed by Jacques Tourneur -- disc 2. The leopard man (66 min., 1943) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; screenplay by Ardel Wray; produced by Val Lewton; directed by Jacques Tourneur -- discs 2 & 3. The seventh victim (71 min., 1943) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; produced by Val Lewton; written by Charles O'Neal and DeWitt Bodeen; directed by Mark Robson -- disc 3. The ghost ship (69 min., 1943) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; produced by Val Lewton; screenplay by Donald Henderson Clarke; directed by Mark Robson -- disc 4. The curse of the cat people (70 min., 1944) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; produced by Val Lewton; written by DeWitt Bodeen; directed by Gunther V. Fritsch and Robert Wise -- discs 4 & 5. Isle of the dead (72 min., 1945) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; produced by Val Lewton; written by Ardel Wray and Josef Mischel; directed by Mark Robson -- disc 5. Bedlam (79 min., 1946) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; screenplay by Carlos Keith [Val Lewton] and Mark Robson; produced by Val Lewton; directed by Mark Robson -- disc 6. Robert Louis Stevenson's The body snatcher (78 min., 1945) / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents; screenplay by Philip MacDonald and Carlos Keith [Val Lewton]; produced by Val Lewton; directed by Robert Wise.
Summary:
A boxed set collection of nine horror films produced by Val Lewton between 1942 and 1946. Richly textured psychological thrillers, these features are subtle and often poetic explorations of fears of the unknown.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)34289123
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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