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La bambola del diavolo

Titolo originale: The Devil-Doll
  • 1936
  • T
  • 1h 18min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,0/10
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Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Grace Ford, and Frank Lawton in La bambola del diavolo (1936)
An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him.
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaAn escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those who framed him.An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those who framed him.An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those who framed him.

  • Regia
    • Tod Browning
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Garrett Fort
    • Guy Endore
    • Erich von Stroheim
  • Star
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Frank Lawton
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,0/10
    5300
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Tod Browning
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Garrett Fort
      • Guy Endore
      • Erich von Stroheim
    • Star
      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Maureen O'Sullivan
      • Frank Lawton
    • 91Recensioni degli utenti
    • 58Recensioni della critica
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    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Paul Lavond
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Lorraine Lavond
    Frank Lawton
    Frank Lawton
    • Toto
    Rafaela Ottiano
    Rafaela Ottiano
    • Malita
    Robert Greig
    Robert Greig
    • Emil Coulvet
    Lucy Beaumont
    Lucy Beaumont
    • Mme. Lavond
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Marcel
    Grace Ford
    Grace Ford
    • Lachna
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • Charles Matin
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    • Victor Radin
    Juanita Quigley
    Juanita Quigley
    • Marguerite Coulvet
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    • Mme. Coulvet
    • (as Claire du Brey)
    Rollo Lloyd
    Rollo Lloyd
    • Detective
    E. Alyn Warren
    E. Alyn Warren
    • Commissioner
    • (as E. Allyn Warren)
    Jean Alden
    • Apache Dancer
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Detective Pierre
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Egon Brecher
    • Detective
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Robert Du Couedic
    • Policeman
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    • Regia
      • Tod Browning
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Garrett Fort
      • Guy Endore
      • Erich von Stroheim
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    8AlsExGal

    Very good horror entry from 30's MGM

    Directed by Tod Browning, it's hard not to think about "The Unholy Three" where Lon Chaney dresses as an old lady as a cover for committing a multitude of crimes. However, that's where the similarity ends. Here it is Lionel Barrymore dressed as an old lady, posing as a Parisian toy manufacturer, when he is in fact hunted fugitive Paul Lavond, who was framed 17 years before by three associates and sent to Devil's Island for life. Once back in Paris, forgive and forget are not in this guy's vocabulary. Lavond says he must clear his name for the sake of his daughter, but - let's face it - he seems to be really enjoying his revenge.

    There are some plot holes here that confuse me. Lavond and his inmate friend Marcel escape from Devil's Island, which is off the coast of South America. Yet somehow the convicts manage to crawl to Marcel's wife's home. How did they get across the ocean? Did Marcel's wife relocate to Devil's Island hoping Marcel would escape? Although Lavond technically does not commit any crimes against the innocent, is what he does horrific enough that the production code requires his death? The ending is left so open it's hard to know what Paul Lavond's final move will be.

    Kudos to Rafaela Ottiano as Marcel's crazed widow with that streak of white in her hair and that Mrs. Danvers of the Devil Dolls vibe going for her as she somewhat steals the show. It's never mentioned how she lost that one arm and what appears to be part of one leg, but it sure adds to the atmosphere. Maureen O'Sullivan hams it up a bit as Lavond's embittered daughter but the relatively unknown Frank Lawton as her taxi driving fiancé somewhat dampens the effect with a fine performance as a very tolerant fellow who looks for the sunny side of life.

    Highly recommended as an odd little film from a director who specialized in them and that was quite daring for a movie made just after the production code.
    7zetes

    Goofy but good Tod Browning horror flick

    Lionel Barrymore is great in this film as an escaped convict out for revenge against the three bankers who framed him for embezzlement and murder seventeen years before. He and another fellow, a scientist, escape from Devil's Island together and arrive at the scientist's house, where his wife carries on his twisted experiments: shrinking living beings. His goal is to shrink all creatures on Earth, to make food production easier, but the shrunken things' brains don't function properly. You can control them telepathically, for some strange reason, but they can't think for themselves. When the scientist dies, Barrymore devises to use these dolls to get revenge on his enemies.

    There are a lot of relatively good special effects in the film, and, like I said, Lionel Barrymore is fantastic. There is a nice emotional center of the film - Barrymore's daughter has suffered a lot from her father's crimes, and she hates him. Barrymore's sole purpose in getting revenge (and getting his enemies to confess their crimes) is to free his daughter from the shame in which she has always lived because of him. I actually wish that there was at least one more sequence concerning the daughter (there are three in the present film). The final scene is quite touching. 7/10.
    9drseim

    Great suspense, drama, efx, and acting by Lionel Barrymore!

    Don't let the genre classification as "sci/fi & horror" mislead you. It's really an excellent suspense/mystery/melodrama with the superb Lionel Barrymore (Mr Potter of "It's a Wonderful Life") and a young Maureen O'Sullivan. The sci/fi & fantasy elements - a mad scientist's ability to shrink people and control their actions - are exciting plot devices that allows Barrymore to exact revenge on the men who destroyed his life and family.

    Director Tod Browning ("Freaks", the original "Dracula", and many Lon Chaney films) has created a great mix of suspense, action, light humor, & heart-tugging emotions in this tale of revenge and redemption.

    The efx are (mostly) ahead of their time, and as good as the later shrunken-people sci-fi movies of the 40s and 50s, such as "Dr Cyclops", "Attack of the Puppet People", and "The Incredible Shrinking Man".

    But the best part is the great acting of Barrymore. He plays a desperate escaped convict, who hides by masquerading as a kindly old woman, who in turn pretends to be maker of perfectly detailed dolls. As this character that's both humorous and murderous, obsessed and befuddled, he toys with the police and his betrayers who will be the targets of his army of living dolls. It's a tour de force of acting in this beautiful film.
    8Panamint

    Unique/Entertaining

    The main reason to watch this movie is because it is entertaining. There are several reasons behind the high entertainment value. First and foremost is just the unique odd perspective of Tod Browning. You can almost hear people say "You can't do that!" and him reply "Oh yes I can, just watch me!" Another plus is that, believe it or not, the special effects still hold up after seventy years.

    Lionel Barrymore in his most unusual role displays tremendous talent and versatility. He even makes his advanced arthritis condition work for him, as his crippled bent posture and slow walking ability (he would soon become cane-using and wheelchair-bound) add to his uncanny portrayal of an elderly woman. He sort of looks and sounds like his own sister in her later years, but anyway it really works.

    The musical score is not much in evidence, but if you get a chance to hear a modern CD performance of it you will note that Waxman created a sophisticated waltz-themed work. Its complicated lilting structure that first ascends, then ends with several descending series of notes is brilliant, especially if played at faster tempo. It is subtly elegant and appropriate for this film.

    Sheer talent and high creativity elevate this film to an "8" out of 10 rating on my scale.
    8planktonrules

    A really cool horror picture that is also a very unusual departure for Barrymore!

    I really enjoyed this little horror flick. It was the story of an escaped prisoner and his efforts to exact revenge using his evil little zombie dolls. It was well-written and exciting to watch.

    However, what really made the film for me was watching Lionel Barrymore. He was an immensely talented actor that starred in countless movies from the 1920s to about 1950 and I would have to say that this was definitely the weirdest departure he ever took on the screen! Not only was he an escaped con trying to exact revenge, but much of the movie he disguised himself as an old lady! Seeing him in drag (and doing a credible job) gave a me a real laugh and it was nice to see him increase his range. FYI--in drag, he DID look and sound a little bit like his famous sister, Ethel!

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      Madame Mandilip's special dolls are costumed as members of vicious street gangs known as the Apache (pronounced ah-PAHSH), who were involved in theft, prostitution, and the occasional murder in pre-World War I Paris. The dolls even perform the Apache dance popularized by the gangs, in which extremely close steps alternate with seemingly brutal punches, kicks, hair-pulling, spins, and throws; it was usually danced to the Valse des rayons (aka Valse chaloupée) composed by Jacques Offenbach. In the 1930s and 1940s, this dance was still performed by professional dancers and can be seen in several films and even cartoons of the period.
    • Blooper
      Marcel explains to Lavond that he can reduce the size of atoms in a body, thus shrinking objects proportionally. Atoms are elemental particles and cannot be reduced in size.
    • Citazioni

      Charles Matin: There'a a certain amusing irony in offering a man's own money for his capture. Fifty thousand francs? Why not?

    • Versioni alternative
      Also available in a computer-colorized version.
    • Connessioni
      Featured in The Late, Late Show: The Devil-Doll (1962)
    • Colonne sonore
      Valse des rayons
      (uncredited)

      from the ballet "Le Papillon"

      Music by Jacques Offenbach

      Played on a music box

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    • Data di uscita
      • 29 aprile 1937 (Italia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingue
      • Inglese
      • Francese
    • Celebre anche come
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, Stati Uniti
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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