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Frank R. StrayerCondemned to Live (1935)

After a series of unsolved murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.


This movie is part of the collection: Sci-Fi / Horror

Director: Frank R. Strayer
Producer: Arthur and Max Alexander, Maury M. Cohen
Production Company: Invincible Pictures Corp.
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Horror
Contact Information: www.k-otic.com

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: blue1967 - - June 1, 2010
Subject: Must see for fans of 30s horror
One of the better independent 30s horror films. The beginning and end are the best parts. It's to bad they didn't do more with Ralph Morgan's transformation scenes. Micha Auer is very good as Morgan's devoted hunchedbacked helper. Enjoyed this one very much.

Reviewer: doowopbob - - May 2, 2010
Subject: Oh, The Opening....
....What Drama!.......A Pepe Le Pew..! P/U..!...Im A Cereal Killer Too..I Murdered A Box Of Total,,!

Reviewer: billbarstad - - January 7, 2010
Subject: Jekyll and Hyde Vampire Movie
This is the story of a good, kind, and respected man who at age 40, through no fault of his own aside from exhaustion due to overwork, becomes a murderous, bloodsucking fiend when in total darkness because his mother was bitten by a vampire bat the day she gave birth to him. I guess that's no more of a stretch than the premise behind The Wolf Man. Professor Kristan commits suicide when he fully realizes he is the monster, while Larry Talbot preferred to anguish over his deeds until killed by his father.

The acting here is mostly good. Maxine Doyle performed poorly in the female lead. The dialog is stilted at times. It's well-paced and maintained my interest all 65 minutes, partly because I wanted to know how Professor Kristan would meet his end. Frank Strayer also directed The Vampire Bat, a better film, but with it's own problems.

I downloaded the DivX file, which is actually an AVI. The video is adequate with compression artifacts often visible. The audio is good.