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The Ghoul [VHS] [1934]
 
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The Ghoul [VHS] [1934]

VHS ~ Boris Karloff
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  • Actors: Boris Karloff, Jack Raine, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson
  • Directors: T. Hayes Hunter
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Delta Visual Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 26 Jun 2000
  • Run Time: 75 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00004SX7J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 40,417 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Boris Karloff's first British film. The story of Prof. Morlant, an eccentric Egyptologist who becomes obsessed with the mystical powers of the ancient Egyptian gods. On his deathbed he orders his servant to bind a sacred jewel called 'The Eternal Light' to his hand. He warns that if the jewel is stolen, he will return from the grave looking for revenge... Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Boris Karloff and an Egyptian gem that grants immortality, 16 Jan 2003
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A valuable gem known as "The Eternal Light" is stolen from a Egyptian tomb and ends up in the possession of Professor Morlant (Boris Karloff). The Professor is dying, but believes the powers of the ancient Egyptian gods will give him immortality through the gem. Before he dies, Morlant tells his servant, Laing (Ernest Thesiger) to bind the gem in his hand when he is dead. He also warns Laing that if the jewel is stolen, he will rise from the dead and seek revenge. Of course, Laing steals the gem after Morlant's death and as the professor's heirs and others arrive at the estate to search for the jewel, the Professor rises from his tomb.

"The Ghoul" was really the first major horror film produced in England and obviously tries to follow-up on his previous success in Universal's "The Mummy." A rather simple tale that moves too slow for the most part, the film does show that even when his makeup is relatively simple, there is something about the way Karloff stares and the way he walks that is more suggestive of the dead than the living. Directed in 1933 by T. Hayes Hunter, the film features future Knights of the Empire Cedric Hardwicke and Ralph Richardson. Based on the novel and play by Dr. Frank King and Leonard J. Hines, "The Ghoul" was actually remade as a comedy in 1962 called "No Place Like Homicide!" with Philip O'Flynn of the Carry On gang in the Karloff role.

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