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Devil Doll (Special Edition)

Bryant Haliday (Actor), William Sylvester (Actor), Lindsay Shonteff (Director, Producer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars 21 customer reviews
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Special Features

  • Gallery of publicity and production photos
  • Theatrical poster and promotional artwork
  • A rare look at the alternate continental version of the film
  • Illustrated booklet with liner notes by Tom Weaver

Product Details

  • Actors: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne, Nora Nicholson
  • Directors: Lindsay Shonteff
  • Writers: Charles F. Vetter, Frederick E. Smith, Ronald Kinnoch
  • Producers: Lindsay Shonteff, Gerald A. Fernback, Kenneth Rive, Richard Gordon
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Image Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: September 3, 2002
  • Run Time: 81 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000639GG
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,160 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb DVD release of creepy Brit-horror classic
By Surfink on September 22, 2002
Format: DVD
Reporter Mark English (William Sylvester; Gorgo, 2001: A Space Odyssey) is assigned to write a story on dark, sadistic hypnotist/ventriloquist The Great Vorelli (Bryant Haliday). English convinces his girlfriend Marianne (Yvonne Romain; Curse of the Werewolf, Circus of Horrors) to volunteer to be an on-stage hypnotic subject of Vorelli�s, whose popular act also involves his sarcastic talking, walking dummy Hugo. Determined to discover the secret of the dummy�s animation, Mark indirectly arranges to have Vorelli perform at Marianne�s aunt�s charity ball, to which Vorelli readily agrees since he�s become obsessed with Marianne. While staying over at the aunt�s after the ball, Vorelli puts Marianne in a strange, lingering trance and Hugo himself gives Mark a clue to as to his �secret.� Further plot threads, which shouldn�t be disclosed, are interwoven, leading ultimately to an open-ended yet satisfying �twist� ending. Haliday, in his finest hour, is terrific as Vorelli, intense and creepy, in a makeup reminiscent of Barrymore�s Svengali, if a bit better groomed. Lindsay Shonteff�s direction (closely �supervised� by Sidney J. Furie) is also better than usual here (try watching Shonteff�s Curse of the Voodoo sometime), utilizing lots of expressionistic low camera angles and a few avant-garde-ish negative image inserts. The (part electronic?) soundtrack is also surprisingly effective, especially since it�s made up entirely of �library� cues, some of them scored by the likes of Malcolm Lockyer (Dr. Who and the Daleks, Island of Terror). The story moves along briskly, there is some brief, mild gore and nudity, and the acting is generally of high caliber (Yvonne Romain displays some surprising chops, and the little person inside Hugo very convincingly assays the shambling gait of a living doll).Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsSTRANGE LITTLE CHILLER
By Mark Norvell on September 7, 2002
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
I saw this on tv as a teenager and remembered it as just being a weird movie and I felt sorry for the little dummy but couldn't remember why. Having now purchased "DEVIL DOLL" and sat down and watched it again I now remember. Image has done another fine job of lovingly presenting a rare film to be re-appreciated by a target audience. It features beautiful, crisp black & white photography and clear soundtrack. Seeing it now must be what it was like seeing it on it's release in 1964. It also features the stunning Yvonne Romain ("Circus of Horrors" and Hammer's "Curse of the Werewolf") as the girl-in-peril and you can't take your eyes off her. Another added feature is the "hot continental version" that I'll get around to watching one day. In the meantime, I'm completely satisfied with it as it is. The performances are good--especially Britisher Bryant Haliday as the evil Vorelli. He makes the predicament of Hugo the dummy truly sinister and you want Hugo to break free...but how? I have to admit, as jaded a horror film fan as I am, I did not see the shock ending coming. I recommend this little gem to anyone fond of obscure black & white shockers as a satisfying staple of their DVD collection. I certainly have. Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSensational, Edgy chiller...........a forgotten classic
By O. Khan on June 20, 2002
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masterly performances especially by Halliday as Vorelli the ventriloquist. This is undoubtedly the finest of the psychotic Ventriloquist movies along with Dead of Night. There is a quality to the film that makes it compelling viewing.........the scenes where Vorelli is performing on stage are chilling to the bone. Its an fantastic little film - not one to be missed by horror fans. The person below isnt the only person to have ordered two copies of this great film........I too have had to place two orders in my total devotion to this film. The release has been delayed till august........one waits patiently! Bravo to image for putting an obscure classic like this out on DVD.
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5.0 out of 5 starsnifty little thriller
By Nicholas F. Dandrea on June 19, 2002
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hey guys this is a awsome little black and white thriller about a wooden dummy named hugo. i don't want to give the plot away but i'll tell you that i bought three copies of this one on dvd. this is the movie i waited for 25 years. i bought three of them just to have spare copies. the movie is exactly 80 minutes long. FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC.
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4.0 out of 5 starsCreepy Little Gem...with added bonus!
By David Alianiello on July 5, 2013
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Creepy little black & white gem from the early sixties, well-reviewed on this page by several other customers. Would like to relate an experience I had as a young teen watching this in a 2nd run theater (The Olympic in Altoona, Pa; 25 cents for a ticket!!) on a double bill with "Curse of the Voodoo." Apparently the theater inadvertently got a hold of an international print of "Devil Doll." The theater was full of kids and teens dropped off by their parents for a few hours this Saturday afternoon. During the scene where the blonde is sleeping in bed after fooling around with the hypnotist, before she is stabbed by Hugo, she turns over in bed, and her naked boobs fall out from under the cover! I couldn't believe my eyes, the audience went wild, hooting and cheering like crazy, never having seen anything like this before in a movie. Of course I swore my little brother to secrecy so my mom wouldn't call the theater to complain. After so many years, I almost thought I had imagined it, but with the release of this Special Edition, I was able to relive a joyous moment from my childhood.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsGreat movie!

Great! ! I really love doll horror movies! Old school flicks of this kind are well plotted and exciting -- not like the ones within the last 20 years -- they're a bit hokey.

Published 1 month ago by Lawrence E. Hamrick
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Fair and predicable horror flic...cast saves the film...price is right...for my collection, so it's ok...

Published 4 months ago by paul donahue
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

great movie.

Published 6 months ago by Michael T. Lewis
4.0 out of 5 starsThe same premise as in 1945 English Thriller. "Dead of Night"

Draws its inspiration from (1945) English Thriller. "Dead of Night".
Evil magician Vorelli steals a man's soul and enslaves it inside a dummy. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Arthur "A"
5.0 out of 5 starsDevil Doll (Special Edition)

Great early 60's British chiller. A sinister ventriloquist/hypnotist has a compelling act with a creepy ventriloquists dummy that has more personality than his handler can impart. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Celia Trimboli
3.0 out of 5 starsSawdust Between The Ears...

In DEVIL DOLL, a man named Mark English (William Sylvester- GORGO, DEVIL'S OF DARKNESS, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY) tries to find out the secret behind a hypnotist / ventriloquist named... Read more

Published on March 17, 2014 by Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein
5.0 out of 5 starsdevilish good movie

My husband wanted this movie - I had never seen it and I'm really glad we rdered it. A tight little thriller which obviously became a benchmark for troubled ventriloquist movies. Read more

Published on March 9, 2012 by Hattie Shepherd
5.0 out of 5 starsTerrific underrated horror movie that didn't deserve the MST3K...

Ventriloquist/hypnotist Vorelli (Bryant Haliday) has became a popular entertainer thanks to his acts of hypnotism and ventriloquism with his co-star Hugo. Read more

Published on October 19, 2011 by John Lindsey
5.0 out of 5 starsI Command You to Shake that Money Maker!

I first saw this on Mystery Science Theater. Of course, now I can't watch it without hearing Mike Nelson and the robots riff on everything, but it's actually a suspensful British... Read more

Published on May 7, 2011 by Mary K. Hall
4.0 out of 5 starsthings change

Many of the things in Devil Doll seem trite and written to formula by todays standards, but view it while considering when it was done. Read more

Published on May 1, 2011 by Robert Clark

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