The Raven (1963)Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Richard Matheson and Edgar Allen Poe
Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff
Co-Starring: Hazel Court, Jack Nicholson, and Connie Wallace
Description: In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help- the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus.
Rating: C+
In a word... funny?
Note: I watched this at the Music Box Massacre 3, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago.
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