Recap period: 1910s-20s

 As mentioned in the last post, we have gone back in time to catch up on some missed films. We really spread through the couple of missed films from the 1910s and 20s. We won't do favorites for these, but here's what we watched and what we thought!

1913: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: It was interesting seeing how Laemmle went from this to Universal. Like, you can see elements of this that are almost Universal-quality. Probably one of the better Jekyll and Hydes to see, at least from back then.

1913: Pit and the Pendulum: A Poe film we missed! Looks like it's mostly lost, but there's a fragment of it. I think it could have been interesting. But no way to know, I guess!

1913: The Student of Prague: So surreal seeing Paul Wegener's film debut here. He was so fucking young. It's an okay film. Very Satany. Of the three 1913 films we watched, probably my personal favorite.

1919: The Plague of Florence: This one bored the fuck out of me. Not worth a watch.

1921: Annabel Lee: Was cool seeing Martha's Vineyard in a horror film again after just recently watching Jaws! You could almost believe Bruce would come up out of the sea in this film, too. It's a very haunting, surreal film. I enjoyed it.

1926: The Student of Prague: Not as good as the Wegener version by a long shot. Not worth a watch.

1928: Fall of the House of Usher: Not as good as the later Poe-Corman version, but still cool to see such an early adaptation of the tale.

All in all, nothing too exciting. Didn't really feel like we missed any essential films after all. But I enjoyed getting to see some early Poe films at least.