Movie Review: Mad Love (1935)
Synopsis: Doctor Gogol is in love with British actress Yvonne Orloc but Yvonne is already married to pianist Stephen. When Stephen's hands are severely injured in an accident, Gogol replaces them with a set of hands from a recently executed knife-throwing murderer. Who's in it? The movie stars Peter Lorre , Frances Drake , Colin Clive , Ted Healy and Sara Haden . Review: I've had the film Mad Love in my library for some time now. I had never watched it but knew of it, partially because of a movie spoof from the show The Simpsons. I finally got around to seeing it this morning and wasn't disappointed. One of the first things that impressed me about this movie is how it didn't make Gogol's (Lorre) weirdness/creepiness a secret. It was clear from the start he was both obsessed with Yvonne (Drake), even keeping a wax statue of her in his house. Plus, he clearly had some extra abilities, such as an apparent ability to hypnotize people. I especially liked how ...