(1943) The Mysterious Doctor
HORROR/ MYSTERY
Quite effective moody piece from Warner Brothers, even though the first 30 minutes is conventional about a passerby walking through some misty English village and doubting the villagers warning about a dead headless ghost man who chops peoples heads upon whoever enters an abandoned cave- so upon going there, he becomes missing as well turning it into a whodunnit with plot holes that wouldn't be effective right now compared to back then! A little outdated despite it's running time limit of no more than 57 minutes, the mystery part and the superficial ending which is the reason why I liked this kind of film experience! Has similar styles to "Mark of the Vampire" made in 1935 which also starts off as a horror before turning it into a mystery.
Quite effective moody piece from Warner Brothers, even though the first 30 minutes is conventional about a passerby walking through some misty English village and doubting the villagers warning about a dead headless ghost man who chops peoples heads upon whoever enters an abandoned cave- so upon going there, he becomes missing as well turning it into a whodunnit with plot holes that wouldn't be effective right now compared to back then! A little outdated despite it's running time limit of no more than 57 minutes, the mystery part and the superficial ending which is the reason why I liked this kind of film experience! Has similar styles to "Mark of the Vampire" made in 1935 which also starts off as a horror before turning it into a mystery.