'The Monster' (1925): Lon Chaney full movie -- early mad scientist, comedy horror movie

"The Monster" is a 1925 American silent horror comedy film starring Lon Chaney and comedian Johnny Arthur. Directed by Roland West, it's based on the stage play of the same name and is remembered as an early prototype "old dark house" movie, as well as a precedent to a number of horror film subgenres such as mad scientists with imbecilic assistants, among others.

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From Wikipedia: The genre and cinematic style of "The Monster" is ambiguous. Though preceded by several films such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," it stands as an early mad scientist movie, and is arguably the first to feature the mad doctor with a cabal of monstrous minions to do his bidding. The picture also stands as an early example of an '"old dark house" movie, even preceding "The Old Dark House" (1932) itself.

A distinguishing quality of "The Monster" which deviates from most horror films is its use of subtle humour in serious or dramatic situations. As in many conventional comedies, the protagonist Johnny Goodlittle is a comic relief character. He is also an early example of an effeminate, cowardly hero, as the actor Johnny Arthur usually played.

[This film is in the public domain per the U.S. Copyright Office.]

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