The Face of Marble (Monogram) (1946)

THE STORY (Not tor Publication) Professor Randolph (John Carradine) and his young assistant, Dr. David Cochran (Robert Shayne), use a drowned sailor during an experiment in restoring life. The experi ment is successful, but the sailor, crazed, elecirocutes himself in the machinery. Marika (Rosa Rey) Haitian housekeeper, devoted to Elaine (Claudia Drake), wife of the professor, feels that her mistress is in love with the young assistant, so she puts a voodoo love fetish in his pocket, to in duce him to reciprocate the girl's affection. Inspector Nor ton (Thomas E. Jackson) warns the professor that he is suspected in the case of the electrocuted sailor. When David destroys the love fetish, Marika warns that the house will be visited by death. During further experiments, Brutus (General), a great dane, is brought to life, but crazed, walks through a window—without breaking it. Marika, thinking she is killing David's fiancee, Linda (Maris Wrixon), so Elaine can have his affection, kills Elaine by mistake. Elaine is restored to life but, deranged and under the influence of Marika, she kills her husband. When the inspector arrives to get the story from Shadrach (Willie Best), the frightened houseboy, Marika commits suicide, and the “undead” Elaine and Brutus walk into the ocean, drowning themselves. "The Face of Marble" Weird and Exciting Mystery Drama (Review) “The Face of Marble,” the Monogram drama _ which Opened “yeeterday Al: the: eo At theatre, maintains an air of suspense and weirdness that should thrill fans who thrive on mystery films. An unusual amount of excitement is instilled into the drama through the excellent acting by the well chosen cast. * John Carradine proves that he is a most accomplished actor, in his starring role of a professor conducting experiments in restoring life. Robert Shayne, his assistant, turns in a smart, smooth performance, and Claudia Drake, Carradine’s beautiful wife who finds herself attracted to Shayne, is effective in her role. An eery note enters the film with Rosa Rey, the Haitian housekeeper and believer in voodoo, who is a strange figure as she goes through her half-savage rituals. Maris Wrixon, as Shayne’s fiance, is a striking blonde contrast to the brunette beauty of Claudia Drake. Willie Best is funny as the frightened houseboy who witnesses spinechilling scenes in the Carradine residence. Good performances are offered by Thomas E. Jackson, Neal Burns, Donald Kern and Allan Ray. General, a Great Dane, is particularly interesting to watch, especially when he looms as a menace to Shayne in the shape of a ghost dog. Carradine and Shayne kill General in an attempt to try out their experiments. They return the dog to life but it still remains in the shadowy half-world. Meanwhile, the housekeeper, Rosa Rey, devoted to Claudia Drake, is interested in promoting an affectionate relationship between her mistress and Shayne, but her plans are upset when the former’s fiancee, Maris Wrixon, arrives. The voodoo believer attempts to kill Miss Wrixson, but kills her mistress by mistake. Carradine and his assistant restore the dead girl to life, but she is in a deranged state and under the influence of the superstitious housekeeper. In _ the power of the evil voodoo worshipper, Miss Drake stabs Carradine to death. Shayne is suspected by the police and it appears that the treacherous housekeeper will succeed in her destructive plans, when the story reaches an exciting climax. | William Beaudine’s direction has | extracted the utmost drama and suspense from each situation. Mi| chael Jacoby wrote the interesting screenplay from the original story by William Thiele and Edmund Hartman. Harry Neumann’s photography has excellently caught the weird atmosphere of the story. “The Face of Marble” will give you shudders; excitement and thrills. THE CAST Prof. Randolph JORN CARRADINE Elaine.... CLAUDIA DRAKE David Cochran ROBERT SHAYNE MARIS WRIXON Shadrach WILLIE, BEST Norton _.. THOMAS E. JACKSON Marika ROSA REY ALLAN RAY Photographer. . Photographer DONALD KERN Drowned Man... ‘CLARK KUNEY CREDITS Directed by WILLIAM BEAUDINE Photographer HARRY NEUMANN, A.S.C. Production Manager GLENN COOK Edited by WILLIAM AUSTIN Assistant Director THEODORE JOOS Musical Director EDWARD KAY Technical Director DAVID MILTON Sound Recording TOM LAMBERT Set Decorations VIN TAYLOR Special Effects ROBERT CLARK Screenplay MICHEL JACOBY Original Story WILLIAM THIELE and EDMUND HARTMANN HAIR John Carradine cut off his famous long hair for his role in Monogram’s “The Face of Marble,” COMMS: HO GNM its ssi a ccke. theatre. next IS SHE DEAD? h'Face of Marble" Robert Shayne tensely examines the body of Claudia Drake, victim of a deadly gas, while her husband, star John Carradine, anxiously watches in a dramatic scene from Monogram’s exciting mystery drama, Face of Marble,” noMw at the “The ... theatre. Two Column Scene Mat No. S821 DIFFICULT ROLE Clark Kuney, who spent two days at Monogram studios playing dead for his part in John Carradine’s | newest chiller, “The Face of Marble,” now showing at the........... theatre, insists that it was the toughest role he ever played. For those two days, Kuney had to lie on a table without moving a muscle when the camera was in operation. Although the part did not give Kuney*much of an opportunity to demonstrate his histrionic abilities |. in the usual sense, Director William Beaudine, who selected him out of six actors who applied for the role, thought enough of his non-moving | acting job to give him an extra bonus. FISH-HOOK THIEF While making “The Face of Marble,’ Monogram’s newest horror film with John Carradine, now showing at the............. theatre, Robert Shayne became the first victim of Hollywood’s “fish-hook thief.” While the actor was asleep, the robber stood at the open window of the latter’s bedroom, and was able to get $200 in loot with a fishing pole before Shayne was awakened. | KILL HIM! Voodoo worshipper Rosa Rey casts a spell over Claudia Drake in a suspenseful scene in “The Face of Mar THREE-DAY MEAL “The now showing at Monogram studios making Face of Marble,” FRG IMOT Pee cnet aeet en gens eee ae theatre, John Carradine, Claudia Drake and Robert Shayne could not eat lunch or | dinner. During that time they had to eat breakfast all day for scenes in the film, and when they left the studio they were simply too full for utterance. | COOK When Rosa Rey, featured as the voodoo practitioner in Monogram’s sensational “The Face of Marble,” |starring John Carradine, at the tA AS tte ea naliay oS theatre, is not work hie before the motion picture cameras, She is cooking up exotic Latin| American dishes. She is recognized authorities on Spanish foods. | For three days while they were at | |as one of Hollywood’s outstanding | Will Startle Fans (Advance) One of the weirdest mystery films seen in many a moon is promIS@G NOX taker ya err yar at the Monogram’s ‘“‘The Face of Marble” has its local showing. An outstanding cast has been assembled to give the drama an unusual degree of eerie excitement. John Carradine stars in the mystery drama as a professor conducting experiments in restoring life. Claudia Drake is his lovely wife who becomes romantically interested in her husband’s. assistant, Robert Shayne. Rose Rey portrays a Haitian housekeeper, who through the use of voodoo magic attempts to further this romantic attachment, but only succeeds in killing her mistress by mistake. Maris Wrixon is Shayne’s fiance for whom the voodoo poison was intended. Others in the cast are Willie Best, Thomas E. Jackson, Neal Burns, Donald Kern, Allan Ray and General, a Great Dane. Carradine and Shayne destroy the giant dog in furtherance of experiments and are successful in returning the animal to life, but only as a Shadowy creature which walks through closed doors. After Claudia Drake has been killed by a voodoo gas left in her bedroom by Rosa Rey, the two doctors experiment on her, and restore her from the dead after her face turns to marble. Miss Drake is deranged and under the influence of the evil spirited housekeeper, and this situation leads up to a terrifying climax. The original story was written by William Thiele and Edmund Hartman, while Michel Jacoby wrote the screenplay. William Beaudine was the director. HERO The virile and weather-worn face which got Clark Kuney his role in Monogram’s “The Face of Marble,” NOWeswoOwIne at the..)...... 0.026.006 theatre, did not come out of a Hollywood makeup kit. As a lieutenant, Clark was a Marine Corps hero of “Saipan, Tinian and Roi-Namur. CUT FOR MOTIO Lana Turner: of Marble,” The explanation is simple. Movie| that is why limousines were in vented. have been as well known on the streets of Hollywood as the famous white bearded hermit, who never wore shoes, or the slightly mad newsboy, who sold his papers while splendidly dressed in white tie and tails. That long hair-do had nothing to do with Carradine’s latest ‘“mad doctor” role, for in spite of the general public associating the actor with that type of role, his heart is really in “long-hair’ literature. More specifically, Shakespeare. For many years before he became a famous motion picture actor, Carradine was widely known in Hollywood, not only for his tresses, but also for his Shakespearean recitations as he walked the streets. But Carradine was obliged to part with some of his picturesque hair for his role aS a sane doctor in “The Face of Marble.” Also included in Claudia Drake, the cast are Robert Shayne, E. Jackson and Rosa Rey. William | ble,” Monogram’s weird mystery | Starring John Carradine, currently at cne 2e. ee ale theatre. One Col. Scene Mat No. S3 Beaudine directed from the screenplay by Michael Jacoby. William | Thiele and Edmund Hartman cre-| One Col. Scene Mat No. S1 ated the original story. land’s Lamarrs and Turners just. do not walk down the boulevards— | But Carradine and his long locks) : FAMOUS HEAD OF HAIR IS N PICTURE ROLE In Hollywood, the most famous tresses to be seen bobbing along the boulevard do not belong to Hedy Lamarr or As a matter of fact, they do not even belong to a movie queen. They are found on the head of John Carradine, star of Monogram’s sensational drama, “The Face now showing at ae = MYSTERY STAR | F 5-1 | | John Carradine stars as a doctor Maris Wrixon, Willie Best, Thomas | _experimenting in the restoration of ‘life in Monogram’s weird thrill | drama, “The Face of Marble,’ now at the theatre.