![]() All the infamy of Hatfield's character is implied, resulting in a building up of evil so horrible that it becomes unspeakable. Resorting to distracting visual representations of the horrible. In much the same manner as Val Lewton's horror films, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY frightens the audience by mere suggestion, without ever As a result, the portrait ages hideously, while Dorian's appearance never changes. Portrait painted, and, in a Faustian pact, trades his soul for eternal youth. At the height of his vanity, Dorian has his The manipulative and hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders), Dorian grows as evil and scandalous as his mentor, becoming a philandering louse who entertains sadistic and perverse thoughts, alluding to (unseen) orgies and unspeakable evils. ![]() Hurd Hatfield stars as the title character-a young aristocrat in 19th-century London whose gentle, angelic appearance is dangerously deceptive. ![]() This subtle and frightening adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde novel allows the audience's imagination to do most of the scaring. ![]()
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