Mad Ghoul (1943)
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The Mad Ghoul may well be the definitive George Zucco horror melodrama. The star plays Dr. Alfred Morris, a distinguished scientist who obsession with an ancient Egyptian life-preserving process has tipped him over into madness. In love with young concert singer Isabel Lewis (Evelyn Ankers), Morris… More The Mad Ghoul may well be the definitive George Zucco horror melodrama. The star plays Dr. Alfred Morris, a distinguished scientist who obsession with an ancient Egyptian life-preserving process has tipped him over into madness. In love with young concert singer Isabel Lewis (Evelyn Ankers), Morris is extremely jealous of Isabel's boy friend Ted Allison (David Bruce), who happens to be the doctor's lab assistant. Killing two birds with one stone, Morris uses Ted as a guinea pig for his eternal-life experiments. Ted is transformed into a mindless zombie, though he occasionally lapses back into his normal self, with no memory of his zombified state. To stay alive, Ted must maintain a fresh supply of human hearts-and to that end, Morris programs the poor fellow to kill innocent victims and tear their hearts right out of their bodies. When Morris programs Ted to kill Isabel's new beau (Turhan Bey), he goes too far, and becomes a zombie himself. A British film critic wryly summed up The Mad Ghoul thusly: "To be a ghoul must be disconcerting enough, but to be a mad ghoul must be the height of personal embarrassment." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Hogan
- Genres
- Horror
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Aug 3, 1994
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Saved from its unpleasant grim story by its excellent cast.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A pretty neat little horror picture that's raised several notches by the presence of George Zucco.
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Cast
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David Bruce
as Ted Allison
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Evelyn Ankers
as Isabel Lewis
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George Zucco
as Dr. Alfred Morris
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Robert Armstrong
as Ken McClure
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Turhan Bey
as Eric Iverson
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Milburn Stone
as Sgt. Macklin
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Andrew Tombes
as Eagan
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Rose Hobart
as Della
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Addison Richards
as Gavigan
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Charles McGraw
as Detective Garrity
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Gus Glassmire
as Caretaker
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Lillian Cornell
as Voice of Isabel Lewis
- Bess Flowers
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Hans Herbert
as Attendant
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Lew Kelly
as Stagehand
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Cyril Ring
as Extras in Audience
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William H. Ruhl
as Stagehand
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Isabelle La Mal
as Maid
