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‘Genius – or fiend?’
The Mad Physician of Market Avenue is a 1942 sci-fi horror movie a few scientist who flees after his weird experiments are revealed and turns into shipwrecked on a tropical island…
The film was directed by Joseph H. Lewis (So Darkish the Evening; Invisible Ghost) from a screenplay written by Al Martin (Invasion of the Saucer Males; Invisible Ghost). The Common Footage manufacturing stars Lionel Atwill, Una Merkel, Claire Dodd and Nat Pendleton.
The film was launched on Blu-ray by Scream Manufacturing unit on June 23, 2019, as a part of the Lionel Atwill-focused Common Horror Assortment: Quantity 2 field set together with Murders within the Zoo, The Unusual Case of Physician Rx and The Mad Ghoul.
Plot:
Physician Ralph Benson (Lionel Atwill), a chemist who was “experimenting with suspended life” is compelled to go away San Francisco when his human volunteer dies.
The passenger ship Benson escapes on catches hearth and sinks. He lands on a tropical island, is widely known because the “God of life” and takes management.
Nevertheless, the opposite survivors of the shipwreck decide to free the natives from his rule…
Critiques:
“The primary drawback with Mad Physician of Market Avenue is the inclusion of youthful Una Merkel because the heroine’s aunt, a task clearly meant for an older, much less distinguished actress. Obliged to radically alter and “beef up” Merkel’s half, the screenwriters have been compelled to shortchange the remainder of the image…” All Film
“Lewis makes use of tight close-ups and shadows to cover the price range limitations, and nearly (however not fairly) succeeds. The opening scene in Benson’s workplace might be the spookiest, however as soon as we get to Common’s backlot island issues go steadily downhill. Lewis does make use of a neat trick of getting Atwill’s ether-soaked cotton pressed straight into the digicam to transition from scenes…” Cracked Rear Viewer
” …it’s a reasonably forgettable entry in Common’s horror output, being extra of a jungle journey film than anything. You already know you’re in for it when not solely does one of many comedian aid characters will get greater billing than the mad scientist, however each of the comedian reliefs get greater billing than the romantic leads.” Dave Sindelar, Incredible Film Musings and Ramblings
“It does begin to get attention-grabbing in direction of the tip, as Physician Benson plans to arrange his personal little Island of Physician Moreau, however by that point there simply isn’t sufficient movie left to develop it into a lot of something. And his last, inevitable finish is ridiculously tame…” Rivets on the Poster
“Past Atwill and Lewis and the mutant fusion of horror, comedy, romance, and South Seas island image (and it’s as messy because it sounds), The Mad Physician of Market Avenue is form of entertaining in a goofy, Poverty Row horror form of means.” Shock Theater
“Definitely, Atwill is among the underrated gamers of Nineteen Thirties and Forties horror […] On the draw back although, the suspense in Mad Physician is low burn at greatest, Merkel overacts to the hilt, and spunky Dodd appears woefully underused because of this.” The Terror Lure
“The movie is so threadbare and haphazard it has much more in frequent with a Poverty Row product than the Hollywood B-unit sausage manufacturing facility. That mentioned, The Mad Physician of Market Avenue isn’t missing in verve because of Lionel Atwill’s irrepressible hamming and a director who has extra on the ball than the common Monogram hack.” Common Horrors: The Studio’s Traditional Movies, 1931 – 1946, McFarland, 2007 (second version)
Forged and characters:
Una Merkel … Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Lionel Atwill … Mr Graham / Dr Ralph Benson
Claire Dodd … Patricia Wentworth
Nat Pendleton … Purple Hogan
Anne Nagel … Mrs William Saunders
Hardie Albright … William Saunders
Richard Davies … Jim
John Eldredge … Dwight, Ship’s Officer
Mala … Barab (as Ray Mala)
Noble Johnson … Native Chief Elan
Rosina Galli … Tanao- Chief’s Spouse
Al Kikume … Kalo
Milton Kibbee … Hadley
Byron Shores … Crandall
Tani Marsh … Tahitian Dancer
Billy Bunkley … Tahitian Dancer
Manufacturing:
Filmed over three weeks in July 1941 at Common Studios. Launched on 27 February 1942.
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