1935 Movie Project

Lunatic,
This 1935 film, featuring Barbara Stanwyck performing as Nicole Freeze, Jimmy Stewart performing as Dylan Freeze and James Cagney performing as Daniel Turner, is a thriller/horror, directed by the famous Robert Flaherty, film that in some scenes will chill you to the bone. 20th Century Fox is the new kid on the block but intends to have their viewers at the edge of their seats throughout this film. Nicole and Dylan are a newly wed couple that just moved into a small house located in Dallas Texas. Their new home is surrounded by nothing but open land and loneliness. One day they have an encounter with a strange man and he wont leave them alone until he gets what he wants. This film is something for the people that want to experience a thrilling story that will take their minds off of the war being fought over seas. This film is put in black and white because at the time color movies weren't as popular yet and also it gives an eerie vibe towards the movie that will create more of a suspenseful feeling for our viewers. This partly violent film will might have a difficult time dealing with the Hay's code not allowing certain things in a movie that might be beneficial to a movie like Lunatic. This happily married couple tries their best to stay alive while keeping each other safe from Daniel Turner, a local with a troubling past that losses his mind and is motivated to inflict his past pain on the new comers. Some of his actions in attempting to put this couple through absolute misery would go against the code so there will not be any gory scenes or gruesome stab wounds. Rather a more suspenseful or not as violent way in his actions. This film felt the need to hire a well experienced and respected cinematographer like James Wong Howe. His unique techniques with he way he used his camera to get the perfect shot or angle was brilliant and Robert Flaherty thought he would be the right man to capture this heart pounding film. At the end of the story, Dylan and Nicole freeze battle their way to safety and put Daniel Turner Behind bars for good. Nicole is crippled from an intense car chase that ended in her car crashing full speed into a tree but she is thankful for coming out alive. This movie would be a big hit with young couples that are looking for a gripping and intense movie that will have them covering one eye at all times. With the help of James Wong Howe capturing every powerful scene, there is no reason why this movie shouldn't take off and be nominated for many awards.