Entertaining Gothic thriller from Universal starring Charles Laughton as a sadistic nobleman who takes a young ne'er-do-well prisoner and plans to marry him off to his niece as a means of punishing her. Boris Karloff also appears but it's a part that's frankly beneath him at this stage of his career. Chaney and Lugosi I understand playing parts like this because of how their demons had wrecked their careers. But Karloff kept his nose clean and deserved better. Anyway, Charles Laughton is the reason to watch as he has a grand time playing to the rafters. The story is okay with some decent twists and turns, but it's really only worth a look for the healthy doses of ham from Laughton.
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