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Doctor X (1932), starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, directed by Michael Curtiz

Doctor X

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In Doctor X, the beautiful Fay Wray, daughter of a mysterious scientist (Lionel Atwill), is suspected of either harboring the murderer–or committing the grisly crimes himself.

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Mark of the Vampire (1935) starring Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Elizabeth Allan, Lionel Atwill

Mark of the Vampire

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In Mark of the Vampire, it looks like a pair of vampires have resurfaced to commit murders in a village. But, there’s more going on than meets the eye …

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Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, directed by Michael Curtiz

Mystery of the Wax Museum

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Synopsis of Mystery of the Wax Museum

In Mystery of the Wax Museum,  bodies are mysteriously disappearing all over the town, and a new wax museum has just opened. Is there a connection? But of course! In this horror classic, Fay Wray (King Kong) stars as the intended victim of a mad wax sculptor obsessed by her resemblance to one of his prior creations.

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Fog Island (1945) starring George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Veda Ann Borg

Fog Island

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Fog Island (1945) starring George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan

Fog Island – a man wrongly sent to prison plans a trap the people who framed him, and find out which were guilty. Very dangerous people …

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Dick Purcell as Captain America

Captain America serial

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Captain America serial (1944) starring Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill

The Captain America serial from 1944 is loosely based on the comic book character. He’s pursuing an evil scientist, in pursuit of a super weapon …

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Night Monster, starring Ralph Morgan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill

Night Monster

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Night Monster (1942), starring Ralph Morgan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill

In Night Monster, Kurt Ingston is a rich recluse. He invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps. And one by one, they meet horrible deaths. But who can be killing them? Is the answer supernatural?

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Man Made Monster (1941), starring Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr.

Man Made Monster

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Man Made Monster (1941), starring Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr.

Buy from Amazon In Man Made Monster, a mad scientist transforms a carnival performer into a murderous monster.

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The Vampire Bat (1933) starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Dwight Frye, Robert Frazer

The Vampire Bat

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The Vampire Bat (1933) starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Dwight Frye, Robert Frazer

Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Lionel Atwill in The Vampire Bat
Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Lionel Atwill in The Vampire Bat

In The Vampire Bat, people are dying in the small German town of Kleinschloss. They are found dead in bed and drained of blood. So, Burgermeister Gustave Schoen (Lionel Belmore) and Dr Otto von Niemann (Lionel Atwill ) think that vampires are at large. But Detective Karl Brettschneider (Melvyn Douglas) thinks otherwise. Suspicion falls on village idiot Herman Gleib (Dwight Frye), known for befriending bats. When the townsfolk attempt to capture him, Herman panics and falls off into a deep well. He is killed, and the townspeople finish the job by driving a stake through his heart. Still, the vampire attacks don’t stop.

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