Sunday, August 14, 2011

A Storybook Classic

You can't go wrong with classic literature. But when it's made into a movie, it's even better. I'm not talking about any old bedtime story, I'm talking about The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This movie has been done over and over and over again, but the true original is the 1923 version starring Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller.
We all know how it goes.... There's a creepy guy living in the bell towers of Notre Dame and he longs to live amongst the normal, he kidnaps Esmeralda, has feelings for her, a noble knight tries to save her and befriends Quasimodo, yada yada yada.
Now the reason why I'm not going into much detail with this one is because I fell asleep in the middle of it. It was on TV real late and I had a tiring day. But from what I watch, it's pretty good. The makeup job on Chaney is so grotesque, it's good. That combine with good acting makes a classic movie. This film was Universal's top grossing film, bringing in a whopping $3 million! That's a lot of moolah for the 1920's.

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