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A Double Feature Rated D: "Village of the Damned" and "Day of the Dead"- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- it’s an early Paramount classic- the original screen version of an H.G.Wells science fiction tale, featuring some famed actors- one of which is barely recognizable! It’s the story of how a castaway becomes a prisoner in a bizarre island compound featuring monstrous mutations and a maniacal mad man-in the 1932 presentation of  "Island of Lost Souls"! This film was part of a major acquisition by Universal from Paramount, as part of a deal to form a package of films to run on TV.

We start off with the crew of a freighter spotting a shipwreck survivor and taking him on board. The castaway Parker is confused by the cargo of a load of various animals, bei...

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