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(1939, Upgraded 8/1/21) Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt, Wilfred Walter, Edmon Ryan, Alexander Field. One of the best shockers of the '30's. Bela gleefully murders people and then throws them out his window onto the mud flats of the Thames--all so he can get their life insurance money. His cover is an eeire home for the blind, which is next to the mud flats. This is one of Bela's best performances as he plays a cruel madman who employs some truly shocking torture and murder techniques. "Goodbye, Miss Stuart." Lawson is terrific as his blind, disfigured assassin, Jake. The hair-raising final sequence still packs a jolt. Worth seeing over and over again. Aka Dark Eeys of London. This is a helluva a nice print—from 35mm.
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