tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post7281907906901110993..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: THE SPHINX (1933)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-18237113912747110692009-10-09T13:48:15.572-04:002009-10-09T13:48:15.572-04:00Vicar, the great thing about Atwill is that he com...Vicar, the great thing about Atwill is that he comes across so often as an evil man rather than some freak, and that makes him more effectively chilling in many appearances. And then he'll do a good-guy role like <i>Son of Frankenstein</i> to show what he's capable of as an actor. There's a lot of his work that I've missed because it isn't in the horror genre, but continuing interest in pre-Code Hollywood should bring more vintage Atwill to the surface eventually.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-89919987023216284782009-10-08T11:15:21.032-04:002009-10-08T11:15:21.032-04:00I don't know--I can think of at least two plau...I don't know--I can think of at least two plausible explanations for what's going on. :)<br /><br />I'm a big Lionel Atwill fan, me. Nobody did the Mad Scientist thing quite like him, and he did it a LOT (lucky for us). His turn as the one-armed policeman in SON OF FRANKENSTEIN is also a classic.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.com