The #1 Movie Review, Analysis, Question and Answer Site

Maniac (1934)

Synopsis:
Don Maxwell is an ex-vaudeville ham, wanted by police, who has now found himself as the unlikely assistant to Dr. Meirschultz, a mad scientist in the business of reanimating corpses. Maxwell's gift of impersonation gets him and Meirschultz past the guards and into a morgue where they use a special serum to revive the corpse of a pretty young woman. But that's nothing. Dr. Meirschultz has a heart beating in a jar of solution and is eager to put it into a corpse that really needs it. Meirschultz gives his assistant a gun and advises him to commit suicide, so that he can put the heart in him, but Maxwell shoots and kills the scientist instead and hides the body. People will miss Meirschultz, Maxwell quickly realizes, but no one will miss his lowly assistant; and so Maxwell dons eyeglasses and a fake beard to become his onetime benefactor. The trouble is, he impersonates the mad doctor too well and goes crazy himself.
Resource Links:

Reviews & Analyses: Maniac

Tell the world what you think about Maniac. Post a Review / Analysis!

Post a Review / Analysis
Earn QUA for FREE by contributing to MovieQUA!

Login required. Reviews / Analyses cannot be changed once submitted - please post carefully! No URLs!
Title
Required. An introduction to your Review / Analysis
Body
Required. Post your Review / Analysis in as much detail and as personally as you want. This is your chance to share your innermost thoughts on Maniac
Image
Optional. You can include an image to complement your Analysis
Answer Humanoid Test
Five + CAPTCHA Image =

Latest Questions

Be the first to share a Maniac question!

Post Question
Earn QUA for FREE by contributing to MovieQUA!

Login required. Questions cannot be changed once submitted - please post carefully! No URLs!
Question Title
Required. A catchy introduction to your question
Full Question
Required. Describe in detail exactly what you want to know
Question Category
Plot and Symbolism
Fact vs Fiction
Behind the Scenes
Movie Music
Actors and Actresses
Required. Pick what makes sense!
Answer Humanoid Test
Five + CAPTCHA Image =

Forty-something Quebeçois Philippe Roberge is floundering in his life. He believes that no one listens to him or tak...
New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things tu...
Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic background...
The true story of Danny Greene, an impoverished but charismatic young Irish-American who rises to power as president ...