{"id":5984,"date":"2009-06-25T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T00:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2022-08-16T21:57:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:57:18","slug":"night-of-the-demon-curse-of-the-demon-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5984","title":{"rendered":"Night of the Demon \/ Curse of the Demon (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a superstitious sucker, like 90% of humanity.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-1032x1536.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster-181x270.jpg 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-Demon-Poster.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn American scientist (Dana Andrews) arrives in England to debunk a devil-worshiping cult led by Dr. Julian Karswell (Niall MacGinnis), but is slowly convinced &#8212; in part by Karswell&#8217;s niece (Peggy Cummins) &#8212; that Karswell may possess truly dangerous supernatural powers after all.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dana Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Jacques Tourneur Films<\/li>\n<li>Niall MacGinnis Films<\/li>\n<li>Satanists<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary refers to this atmospheric film by director Jacques Tourneur as &#8220;the best horror movie of the science-fiction-dominated fifties, the most intriguing picture ever made about witchcraft, and the most intelligent, visually impressive entry to the genre&#8221; since Val Lewton&#8217;s films of the 1940s. While these superlatives may or may not be warranted, it&#8217;s certainly true that <em>Night of the Demon<\/em> remains stellar adult entertainment, and deserves its status as an enduring cult film. Charles Bennett&#8217;s script was notoriously rewritten by producer Hal Chester &#8212; a fate which Peary discusses at length in his <em>Cult Movies 2<\/em> &#8212; but it manages to retain &#8220;the grace and literate quality as well as the sinister feel and elements of mystery and <em>suspense<\/em> (as opposed to shock) that distinguished Bennett&#8217;s scripts for Alfred Hitchcock&#8221;. In addition, as Peary notes, the material was perfect for Tourneur, who &#8220;returned to his forties roots&#8221; by &#8220;frighten[ing] viewers through such fundamental fears as darkness, sudden sounds, and wild animals&#8221;, and who created a &#8220;shadowy world&#8221; where &#8220;the battle between light and darkness, good and evil, science and magic, fate and free will is continuous, and where characters are controlled less by reason than by subconscious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Dana Andrews is perfectly cast as Dr. Holden, an outsider (an American in England) who &#8212; much like his hardboiled detective in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6718\"><em>Laura<\/em> (1944)<\/a> &#8212; finds himself sucked into and &#8220;seduced&#8221; by a world he&#8217;s entirely unfamiliar with. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Hunter-Andrews.png 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We understand his initial reluctance to believe in witchcraft, and it&#8217;s to Tourneur&#8217;s credit that we are gradually convinced &#8212; right alongside Holden &#8212; about the veracity of Dr. Karswell&#8217;s supernatural powers. Several key scenes of terror build upon one another, eventually resulting in a truly ominous sense of doom: Karswell conjures up a powerful storm out of thin air during a party he&#8217;s hosting for a group of orphans:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-1536x968.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm-428x270.png 428w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Storm.png 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a &#8220;bizarre seance&#8221; is hosted by Karswell&#8217;s &#8220;daffy mother&#8221; (Athene Seyler):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Seance.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Holden is attacked by a housecat &#8220;disguised&#8221; as an enormous feline:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Feline.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Holden is chased by a smoke ball while walking through the woods, surrounded by giant footprints.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke-438x270.png 438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Smoke.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s biggest controversy continues to center around producer Hal Chester&#8217;s inclusion (not part of Bennett&#8217;s original script) of an enormous demon, which appears in the very first scene and leaves no doubt in viewers&#8217; minds about the existence of underworld forces at play. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Monster2.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary is of the opinion that if &#8220;Lewton had had such a spectacular monster&#8221; at his disposal, he would &#8220;have shown it&#8221;, given that it&#8217;s &#8220;more terrifying than anything we could imagine&#8221; &#8212; and I tend to agree. Equal props must go towards Niall MacGinnis in a &#8220;superb&#8221; performance as Dr. Karswell; he projects arrogance and creepiness (note his clown costume during the orphan party) in just the right proportions. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-1536x954.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Clown2.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> One widely circulated American version of the film leaves out about thirteen minutes of the story (discussed at length in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s568demon.html\">DVD Savant&#8217;s review<\/a>).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Niall MacGinnis as Dr. Karswell<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-MacGinnis.png 1636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Edward Scaife&#8217;s atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography3.png 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Night-of-the-Demon-Cinematography4.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a certifiable cult favorite. Discussed at length in Peary&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=5986\"><em>Cult Movies 2<\/em> (1983)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050766\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/curse_of_the_demon_1957\">Classic-Horror.com Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s568demon.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/night-of-the-demon-1957-curse-of-the-demon.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdjournal.com\/reviews\/c\/curseofthedemon.shtml\">DVD Journal Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/night-of-the-demon\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a superstitious sucker, like 90% of humanity.&#8221; Synopsis: An American scientist (Dana Andrews) arrives in England to debunk a devil-worshiping cult led by Dr. Julian Karswell (Niall MacGinnis), but is slowly convinced &#8212; in part by Karswell&#8217;s niece (Peggy Cummins) &#8212; that Karswell may possess truly dangerous supernatural powers after all. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dana Andrews Films Horror Jacques Tourneur Films Niall MacGinnis Films Satanists Scientists Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary refers to this atmospheric film&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5984\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86257,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984\/revisions\/86257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}