London After Midnight (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Rick Schmidlin

Writers:

Waldemar Young (1927 screenplays)
Tod Browning (story)

Release Date:

1 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

A reconstruction, made from still photographs, of the lost 1927 Tod Browning film London After Midnight (1927) starring Lon Chaney . |

Plot Keywords:

Remake

Cast

Lon Chaney	...	(archive footage)
Marceline Day	...	(archive footage)
Andy MacLennan	...	(archive footage)
Polly Moran	...	(archive footage)
Conrad Nagel	...	(archive footage)
Robert Osborne	...	Host
Edna Tichenor	...	(archive footage)
Henry B. Walthall	...	(archive footage)

Runtime:

USA:47 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Movie Connections:

Edited from London After Midnight (1927)

Good Viewing

London After Midnight (2002)

*** (out of 4)

Tod Browning's lost and highly sought after film got a photo reconstruction several years ago that tries to capture the mood and feel of that original film and for the most part I think this works. In fact, these photos are still a lot more entertaining than Browning's 1935 remake Mark of the vampire. As I've said countless times before, it's probably best that this film remains lost because if it were ever found then all the mystery and legendary status would probably be gone since most reviewers called this a very poor film. It's doubtful the film will ever be found but I'd love to just see a few moving frames of Chaney as the vampire because the make up is so incredible that I'd love to see how Chaney played the role.