Forbidden (1932) | |
| Director(s) | Tod Browning |
| Producer(s) | Tod Browning (uncredited), Dwain Esper (uncredited), Harry Rapf (uncredited), Hildegarde Stadie (uncredited), Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Romance |
| Top Topics | Babies, Cruises, Newspapers |
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Forbidden Overview:
Forbidden (1932) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Tod Browning and produced by Irving Thalberg, Tod Browning, Dwain Esper, Harry Rapf and Hildegarde Stadie.
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Treat Yourself to Forbidden Cocktails!
By shadowsandsatin on Mar 7, 2024 From Shadows and SatinIf you know me, you know that I enjoy a tasty cocktail from time to time. I even like the word ?cocktail? ? it invokes Art Deco rooms peopled by beautiful people clad in impeccable clothes exchanging exquisitely memorable bon mots. Toss a pre-Code movie into this mix, and I?m in heaven! That?s what ... Read full article
“Forbidden Street,” the hit that never was
By Stephen Reginald on Feb 14, 2024 From Classic Movie Man“Forbidden Street,” the hit that never was Forbidden Street (1949) was a melodrama directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dana Andrews and Maureen O’Hara. The other cast members include Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton, and A. E. Matthews. The movie, set in Victorian London, was ... Read full article
Book Review: FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD--THE PRE-CODE ERA (1930-1934)
By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 20, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogProbably no other entity has done more to showcase "Pre-Code" cinema than Turner Classic Movies. The cable television network constantly shows Pre-Code films day after day, and many home video collections containing titles from that era have been released with TCM's support. The network's connection... Read full article
Silent Sunday – Forbidden Fruit (1921)
By Michael on Apr 29, 2018 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsSince Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.... Read full article
“Monsters! Monsters from the Id!”: Forbidden Planet (1956)
on Sep 26, 2016 From True ClassicsThe Wonders in the Dark sci-fi countdown rolls on, and here’s another contribution from yours truly: at #25, it’s the 1956 deep-space classic?Forbidden Planet: MGM, the studio that produced Forbidden Planet, threw a couple million dollars into the production of the film, and it shows in ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Roscoe: [whenever he asks only one of the two Siamese twins to stay, and the twins have to leave together] You always use that as a excu-excuse, an alib-b-b-bi.
[referring to a "half-man/half-woman" who has given Hercules an alluring look]
Roscoe: I think she likes you - but he don't.
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According to one source, director Tod Browning was introduced to the story by Cedric Gibbons, longtime head of MGM's Art Department. He was supposedly boyhood friends with author Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins and convinced the studio to purchase film rights for the sum of $8,000. Another source claims that the diminutive actor Harry Earles gave Browning a copy of the story during the production of The Unholy Three in hopes that he could star in the adaptation.
The reunion of Hans and Frieda, seen at the end of most prints, was not part of Tod Browning's original cut. It was added during the re-editing to give the film a happier ending.
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