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The Monkey's Paw

1948, Movie, NR, 64 mins

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This common story was never treated with less finesse than in this hackneyed British version. Rosmer is the recipient of a magical monkey's paw which entitles the holder to three wishes. Hoping to be rid of gambling debts, he makes his first wish for enough cash to cover his debt load, only the money does not come to him directly but is a result of compensation for his son being killed in a motorcycle accident. The material is treated in a manner which hides the best content... read more leave a comment
Year: 1948
Rated NR

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Cast
Milton Rosmer: Mr. Trelawne
Megs Jenkins: Mrs. Trelawne
Joan Seton: Dorothy Lang
Norman Shelley: Monoghan
Michael Martin-Harvey: Kelly
Eric Micklewood: Tom Trelawne

 

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Question: I'm wondering if you can help me out with the title of a movie I saw as a kid, probably 20 or 25 years ago, on Elvira's Mistress of the Dark horror show program. I don't remember much of the plot or any of the actors, but it dealt with a young man who enlisted, went off to fight in a war and started acting strangely when he returned home. Basically, I think he came home dead and was rotting away slowly, and at the end he begins digging his own grave in the local cemetery so he can rest in peace.


Answer: That can only have been Deathdream (1974), though you may have seen it under another title; it's been called Dead of Night (not to be confused with the 1945 omnibus film Dead of Night, which includes the ultimate scary ventriloquist's dummy story), Night Walk, The Veteran, The Night Andy Came Home and read more

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