Directed by robert day first man into space 1959, she 1965, slew of superior tv movies such as, the house on green apple road 1970, ritual of evil 1970, in broad daylight 1971, the initiation of sarah 1978 and television dramas. Corridors of blood the 1958 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Oct 19, 2009 robert days corridors of blood is a provocative, taut early installment of the medical thriller made popular by contemporary authors such as robin cook and michael crichton. Corridors of blood 1958 movie picture download mm52.
London in the 1840s is the setting for this british horror film starring boris karloff as an eminent surgeon. Jan 30, 2016 corridors of blood did not attain a general release in the uk until 1962, after a second turnover at mgm. A mildmannered english doctor boris karloff is experimenting with anesthesia, but his plans go awry when he becomes addicted to. Directed by robert day 1959 united states in 1840s london, dr. Hosts josh and jamie and horror authorfilm critic mike thorn take on 50s bmovie filmmaker william castle with a double feature of the tingler 1959 and corridors of blood 1958.
High resolution dvd movie cover image for corridors of blood 1958. Thomas bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig but soon finds himself addicted. If it was 1958 and i was pulling into a drivein theater to see corridors of blood, and all i got was a lousy medical drama, well, lets just say that im not going to stick around to see the double feature. Produced by john croydon, and directed by robert day, the haunted strangler and corridors of blood were shot back to back and released both in 1958. Bolton character boris karloff is based more than just loosely on the reallife horace wells, an american dentist associated with the discovery of anesthesia. Encouraged by his first collaboration with horror giant boris karloff, grip of the strangler 1958, producer richard gordon had tried to mount a colour remake of dracula, titled draculas revenge, with karloff in the title role but was beaten to the punch by hammer. An underrated historical drama based, in part, on the sad life on horace wells, an american dentist who, in the mid 19th century, became addicted to the. In the years before the discovery of modern anesthesia, medical doctor thomas bolton karloff searches for an answer to painless surgery.
Corridors of blood is a 1958 britishamerican horror film directed by robert day. So instead, they made corridors of blood together, the third and final. Robert days corridors of blood is a provocative, taut early installment of the medical thriller made popular by contemporary authors such as robin cook and michael crichton. Corridors of blood is one of the early films from the english horror cycle. Corridors of blood 1958 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. It is not based on any true story that i know of relating to anesthesia but i can imagine that similar things could have or did happen during the 19th century. Corridors of blood was put into limited release in the uk late in 1958, and then shelved for nearly four years. This has offered corridors of blood a certain cachet among vintage horror fans thanks to the pairing of those two gentlemen, though in truth they did not share many scenes together and lee may have been a newly minted star thanks to his hammer movies, but in 1958 he simply received his own credit in the opening titles as if the producers were. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. Corridors of blood 1958 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Corridors of blood 1958 original trailer from picture. John, christopher lee, crime, drama, horror november 21, 2015 in an effort to relieve the suffering of surgery patients, dr. In an effort to relieve the suffering of surgery patients, dr. Fancy watching corridors of blood on your tv, phone, or tablet.
The original music score was composed by buxton orr. Corridors of blood 1958 robert day, boris karloff, betta st. Corridors of blood on dvd 014381443127 from image ent directed by robert day. Corridors of blood 1958 stream and watch online determined to develop a gaseous drug that allows patients to tolerate the difficulties of surgery, dr. Rent corridors of blood 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd. Corridors of blood 1958 06051963 us drama, horror, thriller, crime 1h 26m user score. Corridors of blood 1958 is the story of a doctor trying to discover the secret of painless surgery with anesthesia.
To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by. Corridors of blood was produced in england in 1958 but wasnt released in the us until 1962, after bit player lee had become a horror. Corridors of blood movie poster insert horror movie posters, cinema posters, horror films. Corridors of blood 1958 filmoogle, corridors of blood is an english movie directed by robert day released in the year 1958 this movie had boris karloff, betta st john in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. Agrimorfee yeah, this is one of those why does criterion have this. Unfortunately, the road to general anesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer christopher lee, as well as boltons devastating addiction to his own chemical experiments. But, brushing off all expectations, corridors of blood takes us back to. Despite the presence of karloff as a humanitarian doctor of the 1840s whose experiments with anaesthetics lead to drug addiction and involvement. You would be forgiven for assuming that a film titled corridors of blood and starring none other than boris karloff would be a classic horror flick about a murderous count and his castle or a tunneldwelling vampire. Corridors of blood 1958 original trailer from picture palace movie posters. Corridors of blood is an very good period tale that plays more like real medical history than a horror movie.
This period dramas more in line with films like maniathe flesh and the fiends 1959 or bedlam 1946 than more overt horror. Corridors of blood 1958 determined to develop a gaseous drug that allows patients to tolerate the difficulties of surgery, dr. Corridors of blood 1958 robert day, boris karloff, betta. The film was originally made in 1958 under the title the doctor of seven dials. Rent corridors of blood 1958 starring boris karloff and betta st. Corridors of blood 1958 ganzer film deutsch hd posted on 16. John christopher lee 1958 a 19thcentury london doctor boris karloff becomes addicted to anesthesia and makes a deal with grave robbers. Bolton boris karloff devises numerous opiumbased remedies, which. Corridors of blood 1959 the criterion collection, corridors of blood in 1840s london. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient. Corridors of blood 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Corridors of blood 1958 and you call yourself a scientist.
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Stream free corridors of blood full movie online on. An 1840s british surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery painfree. Thomas bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses. Afis 100 years100 movie quotes american film institute. Moody melodrama tinged with horrific elements tells the story of a wellintentioned doctor karloff whose experiments. The film was marketed with the tagline tops in terror. Rent corridors of blood 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Thomas bolton painstakingly develops an opiumbased anesthetic, to which he gradually becomes addicted. Corridors of blood photos view all photos 4 movie info. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
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