The Ghoul (1933)
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The Ghoul was Boris Karloff's first British horror film. Karloff is cast as Egyptologist Professor Morant, who on his deathbed insists that he be buried with a rare jewel that was once part of an Oriental idol. It is Morant's belief that the gem will one day restore him to life, a… More The Ghoul was Boris Karloff's first British horror film. Karloff is cast as Egyptologist Professor Morant, who on his deathbed insists that he be buried with a rare jewel that was once part of an Oriental idol. It is Morant's belief that the gem will one day restore him to life, a contingency which terrifies the Professor's weaselly assistant Laing (Ernst Thesiger), who hopes to get his mitts on the jewel himself. In due time, Morant dies and is buried -- minus the jewel, which has seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth. All of this leads to a spooky denouement in Morant's cemetery crypt, designed in the manner of the ancient Egyptians. The romantic subplot is handled by Anthony Bushell as Morlant's nephew Ralph and Dorothy Hyson as Betty, while comedy relief is ladled on by Kathleen Harrison (Kaney) as a man-chasing spinster. Long believed lost (all prints were supposed to have been destroyed when the film was remade as the 1962 horror comedy No Place Like Homicide), The Ghoul resurfaced in Europe in the early 1970s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- T. Hayes Hunter
- Written By
- Rupert Downing, Leonard J. Hines, Roland Pertwee, John Hastings Turner
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 25, 1933 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Creaky and weighed down with poor plot execution.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Early, creepy Karloff.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
One of the most effective of all classic horrors.
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Cast
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Boris Karloff
as Prof. Morlant
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Broughton
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Ernst Thesiger
as Laing
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Dorothy Hyson
as Betty Harlow
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Anthony Bushell
as Ralph Morlant
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Kathleen Harrison
as Kaney
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Harold Huth
as Aga Ben Dragore
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D.A. Clarke-Smith
as Mahmoud
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Ralph Richardson
as Nigel Hartley
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Jack Raine
as Chauffeur
- Ernest Thesiger
