The Raven

The Raven

The Raven

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The Raven

"The uncanny master of make-up in a new amazing shocker!"

1935

1h 1m

6.6(150 votes)

Horror

Overview

A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Boris Karloff

Edmond Bateman

Boris Karloff

Acting

Lugosi Béla

Dr. Richard Vollin

Lugosi Béla

Acting

Lester Matthews

Dr. Jerry Holden

Lester Matthews

Acting

Irene Ware

Jean Thatcher

Irene Ware

Acting

Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Thatcher

Samuel S. Hinds

Acting

Spencer Charters

Col. Bertram Grant

Spencer Charters

Acting

Inez Courtney

Mary Burns

Inez Courtney

Acting

Ian Wolfe

Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns

Ian Wolfe

Acting

Maidel Turner

Mrs. Grant

Maidel Turner

Acting

Raine Bennett

Poe (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

The Crook (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Acting

Nina Golden

Dancer (uncredited)

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Acting

Jonathan Hale

Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Acting

Arthur Hoyt

Chapman - Buyer of Poe Memorabilia (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Acting

Walter Miller

Bedside Dr. at Judge's Right (uncredited)

Walter Miller

Acting

Bud Osborne

Policeman (uncredited)

Bud Osborne

Acting

Madeline Talcott

Bedside Nurse (uncredited)

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Cyril Thornton

Dr. Vollin's Butler (uncredited)

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Anne Darling

Autograph Hound

Anne Darling

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