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The Raven

1935 · 61 min · Director: Lew Landers ★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,484 ratings

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A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.

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The Raven (1935) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension58 %57 %18 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Tension56 %49 %30 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 8′Relief51 %34 %27 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 11′Relief45 %26 %20 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 14′Tension49 %40 %30 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 17′Tension63 %58 %53 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing70 %63 %65 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 23′Tension73 %64 %68 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing75 %63 %71 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing65 %51 %55 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 32′Tension55 %44 %38 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 35′Disturbing55 %48 %39 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy59 %54 %45 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 41′Disturbing66 %63 %53 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 44′Tension73 %71 %57 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing84 %83 %69 %74 %
82.5 %≈ 50′Tension91 %90 %74 %81 %
87.5 %≈ 53′Tension91 %91 %76 %83 %
92.5 %≈ 56′Tension91 %86 %73 %76 %
97.5 %≈ 59′Relief88 %75 %53 %60 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LM
Lester Matthews

LM
Lester Matthews

Dr. Jerry Holden

IW
Irene Ware

SS
Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Thatcher

SC
Spencer Charters

SC
Spencer Charters

Col. Bertram Grant

IC
Inez Courtney

MT
Maidel Turner

RB
Raine Bennett

AF
Al Ferguson

The Crook (uncredited)

NG
Nina Golden

Dancer (uncredited)

JH
Jonathan Hale

Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)

AH
Arthur Hoyt

Chapman - Buyer of Poe Memorabilia (uncredited)

WM
Walter Miller

Bedside Dr. at Judge's Right (uncredited)

BO
Bud Osborne

Policeman (uncredited)

MT
Madeline Talcott

Bedside Nurse (uncredited)

CT
Cyril Thornton

Dr. Vollin's Butler (uncredited)

AD
Anne Darling

Autograph Hound

Details

Directed by
Lew Landers
Written by
David Boehm
Type
Movies
Released
1935
Runtime
61 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,484 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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