The Raven
Seen it?1935 | 61 min | Horror, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and horror fans. If you loved Zodiac, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lew Landers
- Boris KarloffEdmond Bateman
- Bela LugosiDr. Richard Vollin
- Lester MatthewsDr. Jerry Holden
- Irene WareJean Thatcher
- Samuel S. HindsJudge Thatcher
- Spencer ChartersCol. Bertram Grant
- Inez CourtneyMary Burns
- Ian WolfeGeoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
- Maidel TurnerMrs. Grant
- Raine BennettPoe (uncredited)