The 1940s was one of greatest decades for filmmaking and it was also one of the worst. It is common for old codgers such as myself to complain about the endless reboots and sequels that are plaguing the cinema screens today; but this is nothing new and the 1940s was a fairly sequel happy decade. The biggest offender was Universal Studios and their endless monster movie series. First, let’s back track a minute: In 1932, Universal released The Mummy, a moody tale of supernatural romance (and essentially a reworking of Dracula) to great success. However, by 1936 Universal’s first cycle of horror movies had come to end with Dracula’s Daughter and the studio moved on to other projects. In 1938, a Los Angeles theatre staged a triple feature of Dracula, Frankenstein, and King Kong, and the overall results were impressive. Universal capitalized on this momentum by putting into production the terrific Son of Frankenstein. The movie was a success and revitalized Universal’s mons
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!