. . . an Evil cleric who allows an elderly tradesman to walk on the wild side, setting a poor example for his grandson. The self-styled clergyman taints Gramps by providing him with a Book of Black Magic, enabling him to become wealthy with ill-gotten gold (currently going for about $1,800 per ounce!). While some lotharios will sell their souls for a pound of flesh, Grandpa demands cold hard glittering coin, and he won't settle for a mere 30 pieces of silver. Leaving his young ward alone for days on end at least twice as he pursues his filthy lucre--despite the lad's pre-existing conditions--the greedy geezer somehow entices Old Scratch--billed as "the Man in Black"--to perform further Satanic Sorcery tricks to enable him to evade a just fate. Obviously, this fiasco emanated from the House of the Groaning Fat Cat One Per Centers.
Review of The Spectacle Maker
The Spectacle Maker
(1934)
At its rotten core, THE SPECTACLE MAKER is the story of . . .
19 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers