man man american horror thriller film starring murderer seeking revenge people holds responsible face directed film features married pair friends blames starred blind pianist tries raise money operation restore vision film produced near end horror film period according legend result pending merger adopted policy releasing movies sold poverty row distributed film mention universal involvement publicity credits fact universal released western following merger numerous titles active circulation preceding years month merger experts tend believe universal simply found exploitation deceased time film evidence impending demise acting poorly developed story detrimental corporate image want financial loss simply film permanently considered lost film initial release reissued theatrically library films sent television universal eventually relocated television tnt subsequently released home video received generally negative reviews drawing particular criticism poor performance film featured episode movie mocking comedy television series mystery science theater plot police investigate string murders committed mysterious killer face attacks murders professor professor nearby later night killer approaches woman named home identifies joan screams sight driven kill police cars approach climbs fire escape city building escape enters apartment blind pianist unable deformed face helen afraid admits fleeing police officers knock door failing identify helen encourages hide bedroom escapes window day general store delivery boy named jimmy radio report murders store owner oscar arrives letter slipped door requesting delivered nearby dock jimmy brings dock leaves door takes hideout jimmy tries spy window jimmy kills police station captain receive complaints mayor office failure arrest blame officers missing delivery boy head dock investigate escapes gates infiltrate hideout discover jimmy corpse finds newspaper man named friends college days police visit virginia married wealthy tells officers college handsome college football star competed virginia affections day helping prepare chemistry exam jealous deliberately gave wrong answers resulting asked professor remain class extra work working chemistry experiment walks window virginia furious ground accidentally causing explosion face speculates killed professor joan holds partially responsible accident goes store buy helen kills following fight later brings helen realizes time blind learns needs surgery restore helen tries touch face angrily storms goes scott residence demands money virginia blames draws gun shoots twice stomach weakened manages death escaping virginia brings helen concerned injuries flees learn shot helen brings recognizes having recently reported stolen gates bring helen station inform accuse murderer reluctantly agrees help capture day newspapers run stories helen police feeling betrayed apartment finds playing piano police seize arrest film ends gates assuring helen operation needs production writing screenplay man written based story author pulp fiction stories novels started writing worked primarily horror films man marked films wrote universal left job wrote variety genres horror films mysteries comedies worked primarily jumping studio studio previously worked low budget horror films including devil bat death wolf london previously wrote films featuring star penned wrote jungle captive series films transforms beautiful woman man quasi prequel played deformed named kills people breaking backs man plays story explains deformed personality played killer called pearl death holmes film man connection film establishing backstory explaining motives man script seeks character sympathy films generally portrayed dimensional murderer origin based partially autobiographical details real life accident handsome young college football hero football player suffering effects syndrome causes abnormal bone growth excess growth film character chemicals laboratory accident school real life stemmed incorrectly stated publicity materials result exposure gas attacks service world war film setting appears major city identified man suggested manhattan took place commentators noted similarities man films including silent comedy city lights horror film bride city lights like man included protagonist character falls love blind girl seeks money operation restore likewise scenes share similar premise dialogue scenes monster blind bride films protagonist society based physical appearance find blind knows instances protagonist drawn blind companions music heard helen playing piano monster heard playing violin commentators noted similarities films example mirror looking face like monster reflection pool casting man marked films cast murderer taking advantage natural shock value result enlarged shaped bones head hands publicity department promoted fact need roles recently appeared cult classic noir film cast having appeared dozens low budget films began known king pictures man portrayed scott older years flashback scenes character appears college student differentiate fitted costumes better resemble middle aged man non flashback scenes cast blind pianist adams appeared films including film cast scott wife virginia appeared movies 1930s 1940s man marked final film performances recalled memorable film appearances horror film wolf london performance proved memorable interview shortly death barely remember having appeared film portray police officers captain respectively roles serve comic relief film characters portray incompetence police force inability find arrest focus passing blame failures resources arrest filming man developed later years successful production horror films including films great critical financial successes man filmed widely considered low point studio horror film period produced directed worked horror films universal years man filmed days november flashback scenes depict ultimately shot final day filming said progressively worse time man filmed acting difficult trouble remembering lines focusing performance responding actors occasionally appears confused screen like scene says yes shaking head adams called friendly thoughtful man called work handled cinematography nearly films mid-1950s worked director photographer man film focused serial killer sought movie dark look appropriate film subject matter urban setting primarily horror thriller film uses film noir elements photography including lighting compositions contrasts light dark result features bleak times dismal visual atmosphere composed scores films 1940s 1950s worked composer man score film strongly resembled music composed universal horror films black friday invisible man revenge edited man worked dialogue director assistant director respectively worked art directors crew included set sound technician director hair stylist supervisor release distribution produced man distributed smaller film studios hollywood poverty row universal merged company new organization adopted policy developing movies including horror films movies running minutes resulted firing numerous production personnel members sale developed films including man sale death star died result february months man screened making final film universal feared releasing film soon death lead accusations studio exploiting illness ultimately killed embarrassed film studio anxious sell universal sold film represented negative cost plus interest transaction occurred august public screened trade press october marking official release date sale occurred quickly hastily copyright files stores library congress crossed corporate body written place pencil advertisements circulated film included logo previously produced horror film called mad scientist human subjects disease experiments reception received generally negative critical reviews following release october review harrison reports trade journal found film moments enjoyed fans genre overall effect artificial review stated audiences find plot treatment fact action dialogue provoke laughs instead response new_york_post critic criticized story acting commenting facial poor acting skills clothes don gentleman face doesn villain continuous thrills picture face handicapped review published new_york_daily_news called crude production compiled bits contrast motion picture herald said film standard thriller film devices man stands favorably genre director kept film moving pace decades film release contemporary reviews similarly negative commentators criticizing exploitation real life film reviewer gave film half stars host television described dull thriller criticizing performances mood direction photography authors studio highly critical film dialogue claimed script time killing stuff pad film short running time wrote acting bad wouldn acceptable pre production cast table reading movie writer wrote horror science fiction films described horror scenes completely lacking suspense said film plots operating independently paper notes terror film argued man example calls terror film genre distinguishable horror film emphasis naturally occurring sources fear horror elements brown wrote character boundary human animal account deformed features natural figure terror home video decades film theatrical release copies unavailable regarded lost film film eventually discovered mass produced admit home video distribution company focused specifically lesser known films man released vhs admit reissued vhs times released laserdisc format man recently released vhs year marked dvd release film dvd guide book complimented picture sound transfers dvd release picture looks great couple shots pop time image clean deep blacks sharp finely graded contrasts inexpensive dvd version released inc primarily markets films cultural references likeness man inspired appearance villain characters comic book film adaptation film seven foot tall tiny ron taylor portrays ugly story antagonist special effects artist worked film designed character facial resemble character dresses dark coat hat similar clothing man founders website created classic horror awards honor horror works film television publishing awards named actor award recipients received miniature appeared portraying house man sculpted illustrator cast man featured seventh season episode comedy television series human character robots friends trapped satellite forced mad scientist watch bad films ongoing scientific experiment order experiment mike robots jokes mocking film watch episode images superimposed film impression sitting movie theater jokes man second episode seventh season broadcast february description man mystery science theater amazing episode guide book cast writers series reads dark film dark things swan song died weeks film completed dark makes look like head writer plays character said staff initially felt strange making jokes expense real life illness nelson said realize point movie guy big ugly face terribly bad actor writer series said actor fact opens large issue concerning movie industry use poor afflicted fellow paid movie work nice work
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