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The chants of “What is the law” and the repetitions of “Are we not men?” like a religious rite used by Moreau to elevate himself from warden to God-king. And while most of the animal men are simply figures in the distance, Bela Lugosi brings a dignity to the Sayer of the Law, a kind of high priest of Moreau’s religion.
Island of Lost Souls. Edit. Dr. Moreau: What is the law? Sayer of the Law: Not to eat meat, that is the law. Are we not men?
Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 American science fiction horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton. Produced and distributed by Paramount Productions, it is based on H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, and stars Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, and Kathleen Burke.
Aug 18, 2022 · Helping to control the beast-men of the island is The Sayer of the Law, played in heavy makeup by Bela Lugosi. It is believed that Lugosi took the role to dispel a rumor that he would not...
- Brian Keiper
Island of Lost Souls: Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi. A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
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- Film-Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Erle C. Kenton
- 1932-12
Oct 30, 2011 · Certainly Moreau living in a marble mansion while his beast men live in dingy huts is meaningful, as is the sway he holds over them with the law that he’s forced upon them, creating in them a subservience that they don’t understand but must obey.
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