
Dr. Lorenz, a mad scientist, wants to keep his elderly wife young. He does this by kidnapping young females and extracting fluid from them. He then injects this fluid into his wife.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Lorenz, a mad scientist, wants to keep his elderly wife young. He does this by kidnapping young females and extracting fluid from them. He then injects this fluid into his wife.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA creaky Povery Row mad scientist film from yesteryear that stars a past his prime Bela Lugosi. |
| User ReviewDaniel Qprobably one of Bela Legosi's best. great story. great over-the-top characters. |
| User ReviewNikki BI thought this was a great movie, I thought the story was pretty interesting as well. |
| User ReviewPrivate U"Dr. Lorenz poisons unsuspecting young brides to put them in a zombie-like state, abduct them, steal their blood, and inject it into his aging wife to keep her young forever. Bela Lugosi always delivers. |
| User Reviewhopper kawesome. his minions are creepy in this one too. |
| User ReviewMorgan Sin my 50 box set... U CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH BELA LUGOSI!! **HE GIVE 1000% in EVERY Movie!! |
| User ReviewScott MTotally ludicrous in more than a few places, but still canny creepy. |
| User ReviewAshley GThis is another great B-movie, but I would suggest only for the fans of B-movies. Otherwise, you'll probably be let down. But the lighting is terrible, very choppy editing, and static performances....but some of the lines are CLASSIC. "You mean he's a hypnotist AND Hortoculturist?" |
| User ReviewChristine AI expected a little more, but still a good watch. |
| User ReviewJay BThe Corpse Vanishes (aka The Case of the Missing Brides) Starring: Luana Walters, Bela Lugosi, and Angelo Director: Wallace Fox Certifiable madman and scientific genius Prof. Lorenz (Lugosi) is placing beautiful, virgin brides into deathlike states at the altar with specially created orchids. He then steals the bodies and drains glandular fluids from them to create a concoction that keeps is even crazier wife looking youthful. His scientific fountain of youth is threatened when society columnist and wanna-be hardnosed reporter Patricia Hunter (Walters) grows suspicious and pays him a visit at his isolated home. Will she bring in the scoop of the year, or will she herself become a victim? "The Corpse Vanishes" is a pretty standard mad scientist vs. plucky girl reporter lightweight horror movie... except for the bizarre group of characters that make up Lorenz's household. From Lorenz's wife (who sleeps in a coffin for no apparent reason) to the house-keeper (a doomsaying withered old hag), her bestial son (who likes fondling the comotose brides Lorenz brings home, not to mention our heroine when she stays the night at the house), to her midget son (who serves as valet, butler, and Lorenz's chief henchman), to Lorenz himself (who at one moment refers to them as his "strange family" and the next moment is threatening to kill them... not to mention the whole abducting of brides thing), this is the weirdest household this side of the Manson Family. Everything else is pretty much stock--including our heroine and the bland love interest she picks up--but the fast-paced story keeps things lively and moving. |