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Whale had a good film editor in Ted Kent,
but Kent was the first to credit his director
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with pinpointing precisely
where and when to cut,
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both to punch dialogue
and to catch the eye.
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Notice these opposing shots of Thesiger
and Clive, each pushing in to close-ups.
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This symmetrical pairing of shots will be
seen again in the creation sequence.
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Another bravura entrance here,
as the monster is revealed at the door.
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The successively closer cuts
play on our memory of the first film
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and repeat its impact.
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Whale reveals his strange characters
in this fashion frequently -
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Rains in The Invisible Man,
Karloff in The Old Dark House,
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even Colin Clive in One More River.
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This time the monster is the master,