Curse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.Curse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.Curse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
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1962 Version Is Low Budget But Is Well Done Nonetheless.
Edward L. Cahn has become a forgotten man among low budget filmmakers. Not as gifted as Edgar G. Ulmer nor stunningly incompetent like Ed Wood Jr or as prolific as William Beaudine, Cahn was nevertheless responsible for many of the more memorable moments which occured in 50's B movies. To the first generation raised on television IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE and INVISIBLE INVADERS were classics of their kind which inspired other more celebrated films (ALIEN and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD)
Cahn earned the nickname "Fast Eddie" in Hollywood because of his ability to shoot his pictures quickly and efficiently (he made 110 films over a 30 year period). He first came to prominence at MGM directing the last several OUR GANG shorts in the late 1930's. He then worked for several independent outfits who released through Columbia, American International, and United Artists where he finished his career.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was his swan song and his only film in color which is too bad because one of its highlights is the imaginative use of lighting to enhance the color photography. The Beast make-up was done by Jack P. Pierce who did the legendary Universal monsters which is why it resembles Lon Chaney Jr's WOLF MAN. Mark Damon (FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER) and Joyce Taylor make a lovely couple as the title characters while veteran villians Walter Burke and Michael Pate help to add spice to the proceedings. There are also several shots which, as was characteristic of Cahn, manage to stick with you once the movie is over though you really don't know why.
While definitely not the best version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the Jean Cocteau 1946 film will always reign supreme while Disney's will remain the best known), this one is not without merit. "Fast Eddie" was one of those rare directors who could get the very most out of the very least. The ability to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear is a talent that deserves to be remembered.
Cahn earned the nickname "Fast Eddie" in Hollywood because of his ability to shoot his pictures quickly and efficiently (he made 110 films over a 30 year period). He first came to prominence at MGM directing the last several OUR GANG shorts in the late 1930's. He then worked for several independent outfits who released through Columbia, American International, and United Artists where he finished his career.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was his swan song and his only film in color which is too bad because one of its highlights is the imaginative use of lighting to enhance the color photography. The Beast make-up was done by Jack P. Pierce who did the legendary Universal monsters which is why it resembles Lon Chaney Jr's WOLF MAN. Mark Damon (FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER) and Joyce Taylor make a lovely couple as the title characters while veteran villians Walter Burke and Michael Pate help to add spice to the proceedings. There are also several shots which, as was characteristic of Cahn, manage to stick with you once the movie is over though you really don't know why.
While definitely not the best version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the Jean Cocteau 1946 film will always reign supreme while Disney's will remain the best known), this one is not without merit. "Fast Eddie" was one of those rare directors who could get the very most out of the very least. The ability to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear is a talent that deserves to be remembered.
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