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Mad Love

1935 · 68 min

A creepy, theatrical descent into obsession, with a mesmerizing performance and gothic atmosphere that lingers.

Directed by
Karl Freund
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
A new, a strange, a gifted personality comes to the screen!
Overview
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, campy and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, madness, identity, love
Content
Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Karl Freund
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Karl Freund
Written by
John L. Balderston, P.J. Wolfson
Starring
Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy, Isabel Jewell, Sara Haden, Edward Brophy, Henry Kolker
Music
David Snell, Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Chester A. Lyons, Gregg Toland
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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