Sunday 2 February 2020

Missing in action


The Pit and the Pendulum (1913)

Directed by Alice Guy-Blache this film based on the story of the same name stars Darwin Karr, Fraunie Fraunholz and Blanche Cornwall. Two men fall out over a woman and one uses his position in the church to frame the other for a crime.

Existing only as a fragment what survives does not really cover the iconic parts of the famous Poe story. It is hard to fairly rate a film of which only a portion survives, I suppose what we have is decent for the era but let down by what is missing. I would not suggest seeking this one out to watch.

2/5

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