The Monster (1925)

[Mr. Arkadin]

Stars Lon Chaney. Anybody familar with this one? I'm recording it.

[MikeBSG]

It is a fun movie. Chaney is basically the 'guest star' in this "old dark house" style movie about a village detective who solves a mystery. In some ways, this is faux-Harold Lloyd. (I can really see Lloyd as the film's hero.) If you like the silent "Cat and the Canary," you will like this one.

It is NOT like "Phantom of the Opera" or "He Who Gets Slapped" at all.

[Dewey1960]

Mike, you summed this one up very well, although it does have a nice eerie atmosphere, especially those exterior scenes out in the driving rain. Not bad, but not great either. Best suited for viewing on Halloween night.

[CoffeeDan]

This is the third time I've seen THE MONSTER and tried to like it, mainly due to Lon Chaney's presence -- but no dice. The film tries to do too many things at once and doesn't really do any of them well. The comedy is forced, the horror aspect doesn't really work, and I kept wishing Chaney would do away with the proagonists.