Search - Condemned to Live on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1935 DVD Release: 05/20/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 6 mins Studio: Alpha Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Mystery, Horror

In Condemned to Live, Ralph Morgan stars as Professor Paul Kriston, the kindly and generous doctor of a tiny European village. So well-liked is Kriston that the beautiful Marguerite Mane (Maxine Doyle) is willing to marry him, even though she loves another man, young David (Russell Gleason). Things take a sinister turn when a series of murders occur in the village, apparently committed by a vampiric beast. David makes himself quite unpopular when he suggests that the killer may be a human being. Meanwhile, Professor Kriston turns to an old family friend, Dr. Anders Bizet (Pedro de Cordoba), for a possible solution to the murder spree, but Bizet is strangely secretive. Condemned to Live was filmed on standing sets at Universal City and on location at Bronson Canyon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ralph Morgan - Prof. Paul Kristan
Maxine Doyle - Marguerite Mane
Russell Gleason - David
Pedro de Cordoba - Dr. Anders Bizet
Mischa Auer - Zan

This low-budget horror opus (which has earned a cult following among enthusiasts of vintage terror) receives a serviceable presentation on DVD. Condemned to Live has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio is mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The disc's only bonus feature is the original theatrical trailer, but at a budget price it's still a good buy for fans of Golden Age horror. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide