#1. Waxworks (1924)

  • Rating: 6.6/10
  • Length: 60 mins
  • Genre: Horror
  • Director: Paul Leni,Leo Birinsky

Storyline: The owner of a Waxmuseum needs for three of his models stories to be told to the audience. For that reason he has hired a writer, who after one look at the owner's pretty daughter, starts writing stories featuring the models, the daughter and himself. In the first, he is a baker, married to the girl, who is a little bit too much flirting with the customers, among them the wezir of sultan Harun Al-Rashid, who has just ordered his execution because the smell from the bakery is drifting to his palace, yet Harun Al-Rashid wants to meet the beautiful girl himself, while an angry baker is trying to get the Sultan's whishing ring to proof he's not a weakling... The second story is about Tzar Ivan the Terrible who likes watching people die together with his court-chemist. When he orders the execution of the chemist, the chemist thinks of a nice revanche, but till the revanche works, a nobleman is murdered, his daughter kidnapped by Ivan and her groom tortured. While writing the third story about Jack the Ripper, he falls asleep and dreams he and the girl are pursued by that serial killer.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>

Plot Keywords: daughter, poet, caliph, jack the ripper, creepy, dreamy, germany ...

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#3. The Magic Carpet (1951)

  • Rating: 5.3/10
  • Length: 84 mins
  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Director: Lew Landers

Storyline: Abdullah (John Agar)has reached manhood as the son of a physician without knowing he is the true Caliph of Islam. Stirred by the conditions in his country, he infiltrates the palace and plans a rebellion. Princess Narah (Lucille Ball), sister of the fake ruler, is attracted to him until she learns he plans a revolt of the people.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: caliph, queen, prince, doctor, evil king, friend, thrilling ...

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