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Polaris, v. 1, issue 1, December 1939

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IMAGI-MOVIES by Forrest J Ackerman

     The fantacycle in cinemattractions is back, oh boy, & how! We recently have witnest the genuinely scientifictional Columbia Karloffilm "The man they could not hang", & Columbia has an Atlantistory about completed. MGM gave us Henry Hull & a new eery actor in "Miracles for Sale" -- an odd 'un that might have been adapted from our own Unknown--based on the Merlini Mystery bk "Death from a Top Hat"; screend the stageplay "On Borrowd Time", fantasy of the Death Takes a Holiday variety; & pioneerd for an eventual filming of THE MOON POOL (one hopes) with the wonderful cinemagic of "The Wizard of Oz". A little later on I'll let U in on an extra-special, superiffic scientifilm Old Leo is planning.
     England sent over "Clouds Over Europe", bfor they broke, with principal players from THINGS TO COME, "The WereWolf of London" & "Wuthering Heights" in the starring rôles. It is believed that Korda completed the famous fantasy "Thief of Bagdad" bfor the War, & that Sabu will be seen in it in the US around Xmas. If it follows the Fairbanks' version faithfully, we shall see the magicarpet, forest of fire, flame-breathing dragon, subsea superspider, winged horses flite to the moon, the cloak of invisibility & the all-powerful powder.
     All eyes will be on Paramount around New Yr, DR CYCLOPS' first showing being skeded for Dec 22. Shrouded in secrecy, this technicolor mystery movie is eagerly anticipated as probably the greatest trick-fotografy amazing adventure thriller since KING KONG.
     The Invisibile Man Returns in the person of one Vincent Price: & features in the cast Sir Cedric Hardwicke ('Mr Bring' of "On Borrowed Time", the mad 'Theotocopules' of THINGS TO COME). Pic is in no sense a sequel to the Rains relisher of 6 yrs ago, it is said. Karloff & Lugosi will continue their coscaring shockers with "Friday the 13th" directly Karloff & Rathbone complete the dark "Tower of London", Draculugosi just recently having playd in a seudo-science-serial "The Fantom Creeps" (Monster Mech-Man...Devisualizer...Meteoray, Suspender of animation...One-Way Televisor...City-Shaking Vibratone...etc....see scientificartoon version in Movie Comix mag, #6). "The Fantom Creeps" was written by Willis Cooper. 3dly, it has announced, Universal will film "The Electric Man", which has been languishing on its shelves since first attentiond in my Scientifilm Snapshots column in FANTASY magazine 35 Aug....
    Hop on the scientificinemerry-go-round! "Eternally Yours", United Artists release of a Walter Wanger production, has much magic, including the illusion of creating a woman out of chemicals. There seems to be some hypnotism in it too. Incidently, I was interested not a little to note "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" accepted mentelepathy as actuality. L. Ron Hubbard wrote the story from which Columbia developt "The Secret of Treasure Island". Paramount's "Television Spy", ultramodern melodrama, originly was titled "The World on Parade".
     At RKO we all know it's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" coming up, which, while not fantastic in any way, seems to have hold

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9 IMAGI-MOVIES by Forrest J Ackerman The fantacycle in cinemattractions is back, oh boy, & how! We recently have witnest the genuinely scientifictional Columbia Karloffilm "The man they could not hang", & Columbia has an Atlantistory about completed. MGM gave us Henry Hull & a new eery actor in "Miracles for Sale" -- an odd 'un that might have been adapted from our own Unknown--based on the Merlini Mystery bk "Death from a Top Hat"; screend the stageplay "On Borrowd Time", fantasy of the Death Takes a Holiday variety; & pioneerd for an eventual filming of THE MOON POOL (one hopes) with the wonderful cinemagic of "The Wizard of Oz". A little later on I'll let U in on an extra-special, superiffic scientifilm Old Leo is planning. England sent over "Clouds Over Europe", bfor they broke, with principal players from THINGS TO COME, "The WereWolf of London" & "Wuthering Heights" in the starring rôles. It is believed that Korda completed the famous fantasy "Thief of Bagdad" bfor the War, & that Sabu will be seen in it in the US around Xmas. If it follows the Fairbanks' version faithfully, we shall see the magicarpet, forest of fire, flame-breathing dragon, subsea superspider, winged horses flite to the moon, the cloak of invisibility & the all-powerful powder. All eyes will be on Paramount around New Yr, DR CYCLOPS' first showing being skeded for Dec 22. Shrouded in secrecy, this technicolor mystery movie is eagerly anticipated as probably the greatest trick-fotografy amazing adventure thriller since KING KONG. The Invisibile Man Returns in the person of one Vincent Price: & features in the cast Sir Cedric Hardwicke ('Mr Bring' of "On Borrowed Time", the mad 'Theotocopules' of THINGS TO COME). Pic is in no sense a sequel to the Rains relisher of 6 yrs ago, it is said. Karloff & Lugosi will continue their coscaring shockers with "Friday the 13th" directly Karloff & Rathbone complete the dark "Tower of London", Draculugosi just recently having playd in a seudo-science-serial "The Fantom Creeps" (Monster Mech-Man...Devisualizer...Meteoray, Suspender of animation...One-Way Televisor...City-Shaking Vibratone...etc....see scientificartoon version in Movie Comix mag, #6). "The Fantom Creeps" was written by Willis Cooper. 3dly, it has announced, Universal will film "The Electric Man", which has been languishing on its shelves since first attentiond in my Scientifilm Snapshots column in FANTASY magazine 35 Aug.... Hop on the scientificinemerry-go-round! "Eternally Yours", United Artists release of a Walter Wanger production, has much magic, including the illusion of creating a woman out of chemicals. There seems to be some hypnotism in it too. Incidently, I was interested not a little to note "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" accepted mentelepathy as actuality. L. Ron Hubbard wrote the story from which Columbia developt "The Secret of Treasure Island". Paramount's "Television Spy", ultramodern melodrama, originly was titled "The World on Parade". At RKO we all know it's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" coming up, which, while not fantastic in any way, seems to have hold