History Film / TheRaven1935

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Young woman named Jean Thatcher crashes her car and is left in critical condition. Her concerned father convinces retired Dr. Richard Vollin (Creator/BelaLugosi), a noted Edgar Allan Poe hobbyist, to help her. He manages to save her life and becomes infatuated with her. Her father is displeased with this development and orders Vollin to leave her alone. Vollin, grudgingly, agrees.

* TortureCellar: Dr. Vollin's basement hosts a collection of various torture devices inspired by the works of Poe. Yes, even to a pendulum.

* HostileWeather: Stormy weather builds up outside during the night while the Dr. Vollin's guests stay at his mansion. Due to it, a tree branch crashes [[WindowPain through Jean's window]] just as Bateman tries to enter her room from a {{trap door}}.

Soon after this, a man on the run from law named Edmond Bateman (Creator/BorisKarloff) approaches Vollin about fixing his face so that he can end his life in crime. Vollin pretends to take up on the offer to help him, but ruins his face instead and forces him to be a part of his mad scheme of revenge.

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Bateman believes that his ugliness is to blame for his life in crime.
* BookcasePassage: Vollin has one in his office to his secret laboratory.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Dr. Vollin is the schemester and Bateman is his unwilling muscle.
* CreepyRavens: Vollin thinks of ravens as his talisman.
* AGlassInTheHand: When Judge Thatcher tells that he doesn't want Vollin and Jean to start a relationship, Vollin in anger crushes the vial in his hand.
* HostileWeather: Stormy weather builds up outside during the night at Vollin's mansion. Due to it, a tree branch crashes [[WindowPain through Jean's window]] just as Bateman tries to enter her room from a {{trap door}}.
%%* LoveMakesYouEvil
%%* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate
* RageAgainstTheReflection: When Edmond sees what Vollin really did to his face on the laboratory mirrors, he starts shooting them one by one.

%%* ScreamingWoman
* TortureCellar: Dr. Vollin's basement hosts a collection of various torture devices. Yes, even to a pendulum.
* TwoFaced: To ensure Edmond's servitude, Vollin makes half of his face even uglier.
* TheWallsAreClosingIn: Vollin's plan for Jean and her beloved Holden is to lock them up in a room like this and have them crushed to death.
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Why Edmond stays working for Vollin.

'''''The Raven''''' is a Franchise/UniversalHorror movie from the year 1935. As the name suggests, the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe are referenced heavily.

'''''The Raven''''' is a Universal horror movie from the year 1935. As the name suggests, the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe are referenced heavily.

Young woman named Jean Thatcher crashes her car and is left in critical condition. Her concerned father convinces retired Dr. Richard Vollin (Creator/BelaLugosi), a noted Edgar Allan Poe hobbyist, to help her. He manages to save her life and becomes infatuated with her. Her father is displeased with this and orders Vollin to leave her alone. Vollin, grudgingly, agrees.

Soon after this, a man on the run from law named Edmond Bateman (Creator/BorisKarloff) approaches Vollin about fixing his face so that he can end his life in crime. Vollin instead ruins his face and forces him to be a part of his mad scheme of revenge.

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* LoveMakesYouEvil
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate

-->'''Jean''': "They really liked me!"
-->'''Holden''': "No, not much. They only called you back twelve times."
* ScreamingWoman

* RavensAndCrows: Vollin thinks of raven as his talisman.

'''''The Raven''''' is a Universal horror movie from the year 1935. As the name suggests, the works of EdgarAllanPoe are referenced heavily.

Young woman named Jean Thatcher crashes her car and is left in critical condition. Her concerned father convinces retired Dr. Richard Vollin (BelaLugosi), a noted Edgar Allan Poe hobbyist, to help her. He manages to save her life and becomes infatuated with her. Her father is displeased with this and orders Vollin to leave her alone. Vollin, grudgingly, agrees.

Soon after this, a man on the run from law named Edmond Bateman (BorisKarloff) approaches Vollin about fixing his face so that he can end his life in crime. Vollin instead ruins his face and forces him to be a part of his mad scheme of revenge.