The Monkey's Paw (1933)

Directed by

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family receives a monkey paw that can grant three wishes. They learn the wishes come with terrible consequences.

tenseatmosphericgothiceeriesombersupernaturalcautionary

What happens

The Monkey's Paw is a 1933 American pre-Code horror film co-directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack (prologue) and Wesley Ruggles, based on the short story "The Monkey's Paw" (1902) by W. W. Jacobs. It tells of a family who obtains a cursed monkey paw that grants three wishes. Because the film was shorter than anticipated after the initial shooting, the producers added a prologue. Though the film was not widely viewed upon its release in the United States, it was well-liked in England. Critical reviews were mixed, ranging from an appreciation of its suspense to a dislike of its plot, particularly its deus ex machina ending. It has been considered a lost film, but parts of it were rediscovered in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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