Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on January 31, 2007 at 16:39:16

In Reply to: "Freak" night last night on TCM posted by Awe-d-o-file on January 30, 2007 at 13:23:56:

Chaney gives one of the silent (or any) era's great performances.
This film has aged perfectly, with its horror as fresh today as when it was released in 1927. Truly, an intelligent film that internalizes its fear.
Chaney portrays a carnival armless knife-thrower (really) who falls for his beautiful assistant. She, coincidence of coincidences, has a phobia for being touched by men's hands, including those of the carnie strongman to whom she otherwise is attracted.
Chaney becomes so enraged he'll murder anyone that he sees as a barrier to his unfortunate love.
A bonus: the very young, amazingly huge-eyed (almost freakish!) Joan Crawford plays the triangle's point of interest.