Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Spikeopath Monogram mess that has gained a modicum of support in horror circles purely for being unintentionally funny. Maybe I'm just jaded by the ream of cheaply made mad scientist movies from the 40s? But there's just not enough fright or flight here to detract from what a tedious exercise in cash cowing on the back of the Lugosi name it is.It's not as if I'm against the bonkers premise, where Bela poisons new brides to be with an orchid and uses their fluids to keep his mad wife young, hell I like berserk sometimes. But the static direction, ham acting and creaky production just irritates and makes the hour long running time seem like two hours.One for Lugosi completists only I'm afraid. 2/10

MissSimonetta Brides are dropping dead at the altar one by one. To make matters worse, their corpses have gone missing. These strange events inspire a plucky lady reporter to investigate, leading her to the home of the menacing scientist played by Bela Lugosi.While it's not awful by any means, The Corpse Vanishes (1942) feels like a waste of time. Luana Walters is a pain as the heroine, fainting at every little thing. Lugosi is alright and manages to rise somewhat above the insipid material. The highlight of the film is an atmospheric bit with Luana wandering through the Lugosi's manor in her night robe, stalked by his hunchbacked assistant. The ending includes a silly and hectic chase scene.I would recommend this only to Lugosi fanatics. The easiest way to get through it would be with the aid of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

kai ringler I really enjoyed this one,, not a classic by any stretch but way better than the amazing mr. x . this one had me laughing all the way,, a news reporter from the society page is assigned the task of figuring out why and who keeps killing virgin young brides, then proceeds to steal the corpse away to an unknown location for as yet unknown purpose. Bela Lugosi does his usual good acting in this acting his usual creepy self. their are many interesting characters in here and all with very interesting parts throughout the movie. it was full of laughs and very enjoyable to watch throughout. without getting into why the corpses are taken away, and to what they are used for I will have to let you watch this and see what you all think about it, I personally loved this movie.

Vornoff-3 This low-budget cheapy is from the days when Bela was pretty hard up for roles, but it has a certain charm. The basic plot is that Lugosi is a mad scientist with an aging wife whose beauty he is determined to preserve forever. Apparently, the way to do this is by extracting some chemical from young women that makes them beautiful. The height of discretion, Bela decides to kidnap brides at the altar – because it's easy to find them, I guess, when they are the center of attention and surrounded by people. His clever plan is challenged by a young go-getting female reporter who seems just as interested in using her job to secure a doctor for a husband as in solving the case, her comedy-relief photographer buddy, and the inevitable bland love interest. Luckily, Lugosi has a dysfunctional degenerate white trash family to help him out, and he hires street people to distract the police. Great movie making ,this is not, but it is good for some fun.