Already? Another post? Well, it was a rainy day.
"The Invisible Ghost" is the first of the nine Monogram pictures Bela Lugosi made, this one produced/released in 1941. It's a fairly well-made interesting thriller, although the premise is a bit silly. Still, for one of these Monogram jobs, it ain't bad. And, at only 63 minutes, I was always entertained, even if it was obvious how the resolution would come about. Bela's pretty strong in it. Joseph Lewis, who later directed the superb noir "Gun Crazy," handles the directorial chores here. And special mention must be made of Clarence Muse, as Evans the butler. Muse is the polar opposite of the stereotypical African-American servant in one of these pictures. VERY refreshing to experience.
If you want to really delve into this movie, check out this web page. Now, there's some analysis!
"Pather Panchali" is the first of the so-called "Apu Trilogy" of films made by Indian director Satyajit Ray in the mid-to-late 50s. This is something I received in the mail, thought I'd put in the first film to see what it looked like and ended up watching the whole 125-minute thing in one sitting. Not that a whole lot happens in the movie; it's definitely a slice-of-rural-Bengali-life, but that's enough. I found it riveting. Ray was apparently the first Indian director to stray from the happy-happy-musical format, and he hits a home run here. Can't wait to watch the other two.....I'll probably write more after doing that.
Back to a fine Saturday night....
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