SHINING HOUR, THE (MOD) (DVD Movie) Without Orders For 1988's powerful

For 1988's powerful

The dread is here -- as are the power and pathos of this genre landmark by which Hammer Studios ushered in a new era of screen chills from classic evildoers

Parisian settings

these monsters of genus Arachnida are invading our world with deadly force

Infectiously optimistic

SHINING HOUR, THE (MOD) (DVD Movie) Without Orders For 1988's powerfulWhen Joan Crawford saw The Shining Hour on stage, she pleaded with the studio to let her spread her acting wings in the film version. She got her wish, playing a New York siren who marries a prosperous farmer (Melvyn Douglas) and moves to Wisconsin. There she is drawn to his handsome brother (Robert Young), even as she befriends the brother's selfless wife (Margaret Sullavan, Crawford's choice for the role). The passionate triangle plays out in the