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Catalog/Drama/Condemned to Live
Condemned to Live poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 54.1 / 100
1935·Drama / Horror / Mystery·1h 7m

CONDEMNED TO LIVE

“What was this creature that DEATH could not claim?”

After a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.

Above the Line
Frank R. Strayer·DirectorKaren DeWolf·ScreenplayKaren DeWolf·StoryM.A. Andersen·Director of PhotographyDick Tyler Sr.·Sound EngineerRoland D. Reed·Editor
Cast
Ralph Morgan·Paul KristanPedro de Cordoba·Anders BizetMaxine Doyle·Marguerite ManeRussell Gleason·DavidMischa Auer·ZanLucy Beaumont·Mother MollyCarl Stockdale·John ManeBarbara Bedford·Martha KristanRobert Frazer·Dr. DuprezFerdinand Schumann-Heink·Franz Kristan
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 2
Frank R. Strayer·DirectorMelville Shyer·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Karen DeWolf·StoryKaren DeWolf·Screenplay
Camera· 1
M.A. Andersen·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Roland D. Reed·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Dick Tyler Sr.·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 1
Edward C. Jewell·Art Direction
Production· 1
Maury M. Cohen·Producer
By the Numbers
54.1
OF 100
Master Score
4.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Condemned to Live's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#212844
#C7A065
#7C6147
Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Layered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a large, looming face of a man with a beard at the top. Below him, a man in a brown coat is holding the arm of a woman in a red cloak.”

horrorromance
Key Elements
CloakCoatSuit
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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