Devil Doll, The (BLU-RAY)

US Import

Master of the macabre Tod Browning (Freaks) created this spine-tingler about madness, murder and revenge. It stars Oscar-winning screen legend Lionel Barrymore as an escaped convict who uses a mad scientist's shrinking serum to create tiny people. He then disguises himself as a kindly old lady running a toy store, so he can secretly send his tiny assassins out to exact a terrifying revenge on the men who framed him. Special-effects genius Leonard Smith created the trick photography that Michael Weldon (The Psychotronic Encyclopedia) called "better than (that of) any other shrunken-people movie". Maureen O'Sullivan co-stars as Barrymore's innocent daughter and Frank Lawton as her devoted suitor. Rafaela Ottiano adds a note of horror as the maniacal widow of the twisted scientist. Full of menacing moments and hair-raising scenes "certain to return in nightmares" (Pauline Kael), this is truly an unforgettable horror movie classic, now stunningly remastered!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM PRESERVATION ELEMENTS (2023)
• NEW Audio commentary by Film Historian Dr. Steve Haberman and Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr
• Classic WB Cartoons "MILK AND MONEY" (HD) and "THE PHANTOM SHIP" (HD)
• Original trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature