tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589405220008327551.post1337931679919107770..comments2023-04-15T07:40:06.321-05:00Comments on The <em>Horror Incorporated</em> Project: Saturday, February 14, 1970: Calling Dr. Death (1943)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589405220008327551.post-92183841990483353772011-04-21T13:06:01.107-05:002011-04-21T13:06:01.107-05:00The INNER SANCTUM series were a huge success at th...The INNER SANCTUM series were a huge success at the time of release, but the concurrent radio show played a part in that. CALLING DR. DEATH was the first of the 6 picture series, and possibly the best. Director Reginald Le Borg achieves some interesting angles here, particularly when the camera "becomes" Chaney as he walks from his car to the murder scene, greeted at the door by J. Carrol Naish's prowling inspector. This antagonistic relationship couldn't be duplicated by Thomas Gomez (DEAD MAN'S EYES) or Douglas Dumbrille (THE FROZEN GHOST), a pair of amateurs by comparison. Only in this initial entry does the dead end investigation successfully pad out the running time, with Patricia Morison's luminous presence offering little diversion for the harried Chaney (she gave up her screen career by the 50's, concentrating on stage and television, playing the actress wife of Vincent Price on HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL). The second entry would be WEIRD WOMAN.kochillthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843717929648076583noreply@blogger.com