Horror Classic 5 of 50: BLACK DRAGONS
Black Dragons is a 1942 film starring Bela Lugosi. " Black Dragons ?" Bela Lugosi? Wow! This movie must be about a bunch of ancient warlocks who transform themselves into giant, flame-spewing, man-eating dragons and terrorize people for no discernible reason! And they all have European accents! Then it's up to a strapping hero to take them all down... any way he can.This is gonna be a good one, right? Let's see if I've assumed correctly. Synopsis The United States is teetering precariously on the brink of entering World War II; a newspaper headlines whose sides are cut off by the television frame screams " ACE TR ," which is always a sure sign of impending strife. In the Washington, D.C. home of Dr. Saunders, a bunch of military-industrial types are palling around and discussing the war. An uninvited guest arrives: It's Mr. Colomb (Lugosi!), who claims to be a patient of Dr. Saunders' with an urgent need to see him. After they speak privately ...