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!!The 1934 film:
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* FoeYay: Seems to be a certain amount between Vitus and Poelzig.
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* HeReallyCanAct: Anyone still in doubts about Bela Lugosi's acting talents should see this film, and especially the scene where he discovers his wife's preserved corpse.

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* HeReallyCanAct: SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Anyone still in doubts about Bela Lugosi's acting talents should see this film, and especially the scene where he discovers his wife's preserved corpse.
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* FoeYay: Seems to be a certain amount between Vitus and Poelzig.

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* CompleteMonster: Hjalmar Poelzig plumbed depths barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and tries to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later killed her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying her and Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.

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* CompleteMonster: [[TortureTechnician Hjalmar Poelzig Poelzig]] is a depraved Satanist who plumbed depths barely considered almost unheard of in films 1930s horror cinema. Having served in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and tries to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Poelzig betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast comrades to have them slaughtered and had him sent condemned the survivors to a prison camp so torturous death camps, including his closest friend Vitus Werdegast. Seducing and marrying Vitus's wife, Poelzig could marry his wife. He later killed murdered her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before preserved corpse--before marrying the daughter of her and Werdegast's young daughter...Vitus when said daughter was of age. Running a [[HollywoodSatanism Satanic]] {{cult}}, Poelzig captures hapless travelers and later murdering [[HumanSacrifice sacrifices them to his master]], intending to sacrifice the female lead of the film. Finally, Poelzig murders his current wife, adding her as well.preserved corpse to his macabre collection.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[FlayedAlive The skinning scene.]] Yes, it's handled very tastefully via GoryDiscretionShot, but we can hear Poelzig's dying screams.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: NightmareFuel: [[FlayedAlive The skinning scene.]] Yes, it's handled very tastefully via GoryDiscretionShot, but we can hear Poelzig's dying screams.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[FlayedAlive The skinning scene.]] Yes, it's handled very tastefully via GoryDisscretionShot, but we can hear Poelzig's dying screams.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[FlayedAlive The skinning scene.]] Yes, it's handled very tastefully via GoryDisscretionShot, GoryDiscretionShot, but we can hear Poelzig's dying screams.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[FlayedAlive The skinning scene.]] Yes, it's handled very tastefully via GoryDisscretionShot, but we can hear Poelzig's dying screams.
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* HeReallyCanAct: Anyone still in doubts about Bela Lugosi's acting talents should see this film, and especially the scene where he discovers his wife's preserved corpse.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: OHMYGOD: [[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Avrih3eH5lAJ:monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/reply/359680/t/At-long-last-I-understand-quot-The-Black-Cat-quot-seriously.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera#.UzZoPOVVJ8E]]

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%% * AlternateCharacterInterpretation: OHMYGOD: [[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Avrih3eH5lAJ:monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/reply/359680/t/At-long-last-I-understand-quot-The-Black-Cat-quot-seriously.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera#.UzZoPOVVJ8E]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: OHMYGOD: [[http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/reply/359680/t/At-long-last-I-understand-quot-The-Black-Cat-quot-seriously.html#reply-359680]]

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* CompleteMonster: The truly monstrous Hjalmar Poelzig, played by BorisKarloff, who plumbed depths that were barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and attempts to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in WorldWarOne betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later murdered her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.

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* CompleteMonster: The truly monstrous Hjalmar Poelzig, played by BorisKarloff, who Poelzig plumbed depths that were barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and attempts tries to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in WorldWarOne UsefulNotes/WorldWarI betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later murdered killed her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying her and Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.
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* CompleteMonster: The truly monstrous Hjalmar Poelzig, played by BorisKarloff, who plumbed depths that were barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and attempts to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in WorldWarOne betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later murdered her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying her and Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.

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* CompleteMonster: The truly monstrous Hjalmar Poelzig, played by BorisKarloff, who plumbed depths that were barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and attempts to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in WorldWarOne betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later murdered her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying her and Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.
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* CompleteMonster: Poelzig.

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* CompleteMonster: Poelzig.The truly monstrous Hjalmar Poelzig, played by BorisKarloff, who plumbed depths that were barely considered in films in 1934. Peolzig is a Satanist and ruler of a vicious cult who conspires and attempts to sacrifice an innocent traveler to Satan. It's revealed that Poelzig, in WorldWarOne betrayed his 'friend,' Dr. Werdegast and had him sent to a prison camp so Poelzig could marry his wife. He later murdered her and kept her embalmed corpse as a trophy...before marrying her and Werdegast's young daughter...and later murdering her as well.
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* AdaptationDisplacement / CoversAlwaysLie: ''Very'' loosely based on Poe's story, and you only see a black cat ''once'', and it has nothing to do with the plot.
** The opening title actually says "Suggested by the immortal Edgar Allen Poe classic." The "Suggested by" credit should get more use, don't you think?
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** The opening title actually says "Suggested by the immortal Edgar Allen Poe classic." The "Suggested by" credit should get more use, don't you think?
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* NightmareFuel: "[[FlayingAlive How does it feel to hang on your own embalming rack, Hjalmar?]]"

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