London After Midnight

Nov 1, 2002

0h 47m

★ 6.9

The Man of a Thousand Faces in a great detective thriller!

Overview

A reconstruction, made from still photographs, of the lost 1927 Tod Browning film London After Midnight (1927) starring Lon Chaney.

Genres

Horror

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Turner Entertainment

Turner Classic Movies

London After Midnight Trailers

Cast

Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

Lon Chaney

Lucille Balfour (archive footage)

Marceline Day

Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)

Henry B. Walthall

Williams, Balfour's Butler (archive footage)

Percy Williams

Arthur Hibbs (archive footage)

Conrad Nagel

Miss Smithson, the New Maid (archive footage)

Polly Moran

Luna, Bat Girl (archive footage)

Edna Tichenor

Roger Balfour (archive footage)

Claude King

Bat Girl's Assistant (archive footage)

Andy MacLennan

The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

7.1

Nanook of the North

Jun 11, 1922

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

6.9

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

May 11, 1928

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

7.0

From Dusk Till Dawn

Jan 19, 1996

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.

1.0

Madam Satan

Jan 1, 1970

A strange Satanic cult gets together for group sex orgies.

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0.0

The Hurricane

Feb 26, 1926

"Hurricane" Jack Foster is a smuggler who ignores his wife and child in order to pursue Marguerite Blair, the unhappy wife of the Chief Ranger of the North West Mounted Police. Foster lays plans for his final theft, after which he will elope with Marguerite, although Blair lays his own plans to thwart his rival. Dispirited over Blair's lack of attention, Marguerite nonetheless calls his office before running away with Foster in a last effort to reconcile with her husband. Marguerite cannot reach Blair but does receive a message that his remoteness has been due to his job rather than "another woman." When Foster then attempts to carry out his plan and knocks out Blair in the process, Marguerite does not hesitate to shoot Foster. With Foster and his gang rounded up, the Blairs reconcile.

7.5

Night on Earth

Dec 12, 1991

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

7.2

People on Sunday

Feb 4, 1930

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

4.2

Shaolin vs. Vampire

Aug 23, 1988

Gordon Liu plays a stuntman named Daiyu, who is his town's sole vampire non-believer holdout. When his young daughter “adopts” a vampire kid, his viewpoint changes. Daiyu, with help from a female Japanese student, must defend his village against hopping vampires and an evil sorcerer who want their land.

0.0

The Velvet Hand

Sep 30, 1918

On a beach in southern Italy, Gianna Russelli practices her dancing with her devoted brother Russino, looking forward to the day when she will begin formal dance studies. One day the beautiful Countess Michetti comes to the village and engages in a flirtation with Russino, but when her former lover, Prince Viscomte, arrives with his closest friend, Count Paul Trovelli, the countess resumes her affair with the prince.

8.1

Metropolis

Feb 6, 1927

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

7.9

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Feb 27, 1920

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

0.0

The Gamblers

Jun 29, 1929

A father-and-son team of cons gamble their firm’s assets. The son is caught investing money that doesn't belong to him and is indicted on a swindling charge. The plot gets spicy when the District Attorney handling the case is his former sweetheart's husband. This situation gives the DA an opportunity to prosecute his romantic rival.

7.2

Dracula

Feb 12, 1931

British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.

0.0

Hugon, the Mighty

Nov 23, 1918

Hugon, a Canadian backwoodsman who is respected for his strength both of limb and of character, falls in love with Marie even though she has another sweetheart, a young man named Gabriel. Realizing that Marie favors Gabriel, Hugon good-naturedly offers to help the boy develop muscles and stamina but soon abandons the hopeless task. Meanwhile, Roque and his group of crooked surveyors have made plans to swindle the woodsman out of his property.

0.0

Dolken

Jan 2, 1915

Mr Bernhard has financial difficulties. He has fallen into the hands of broker Mr Pouzer. In desperation, Bernhard's daughter Julia visit Pouzer to ask for mercy for her father. Yes, Pouzer replies, if I get you in return.

0.0

Peacock Alley

Jan 23, 1922

A young man brings his new worldly Parisian wife back home to Pennsylvania.

0.0

Out of the Ruins

Aug 19, 1928

He hid from life in the ruins -he came out of the ruins to death! A man condemned to live in the shadow of a great love-never to realize it until he makes the supreme sacrifice.

0.0

The Lily

Oct 3, 1926

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