#THE STORY OF MANKIND

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

I'll never not repost this...

Vincent Price as the Devil/Mr. Scratch

The Story of Mankind (1957)

#vincent price #the story of mankind #match #fire #candle #Vincent as the devil? #sign me up... #time to go to hell #hes so fucking fine #LOOK AT HIM #SIR #bicon #bisexual #god #horror #old horror movies #vintage #movie #actor #handsome #gif #gifs #gif made by me

[oldcinemalover]

#vincent price #vincent price fan #vincent price movies #my gifs #my edits #movies #movie edits #handsome #classic movies #the story of mankind #the devil #mr scratch #vintage actors #vintage hollywood #vincent price gifs

[soapkaars]

Tw: gore, light gore, beheading, blood

So I don’t like The Story of Mankind at all, I think it’s painfully boring and the only character that’s worthwhile is Vincent Price’s Devil (mr Scratch), but otherwise this film is well forgotten by history. I also think it’s a heinous sin to cast Lorre as Nero and not do anything with him! He’s just sitting there, like a prop, and while his speciality is playing fucked up men! I find that unforgivable. This was the heyday of the sword and sandal flic, they could’ve leaned in a lot more into portraying mankind’s fucked up despots and made a gloriously campy Caligula-esque pic (and maybe even recycled some Ben Hur sets) which could’ve given Lorre and Price more to work with.

Alas, Hayes Code and wheepy sentimental Calvinist messaging sabotages my dreams once again!

#peter lorre #drawing #sketchbook #sketch #watercolor #tw gore #gore #tw light gore #light gore #tw decapitated head #decapitation #beheading #tw beheading #the story of mankind #nero #emperor nero #tw blood #blood

[novelmonger]

"...where Protestants and Catholics killed each other for the greater glory of certain theological doctrines which are as incomprehensible to the present generation as the mysterious inscriptions of the ancient Etruscans. ... The poor little children of the year 1600 or 1650 ... never heard anything but 'religion.' Their heads were filled with 'predestination,' 'transubstantiation,' 'free will' and a hundred other queer words, expressing obscure points of 'the true faith,' whether Catholic or Protestant."

- Hendrik Willem van Loon, The Story of Mankind

Oh...oh nooooo...not predestination! Can you imagine spending your childhood surrounded by such obscure and incomprehensible concepts like free will and orthodoxy?

#newbery resolution #the story of mankind #hendrick willem van loon #this is even funnier/stupider considering my childhood was a good 70-80 years after this book was published #and yet - shockingly enough! - all of these concepts were ones i was familiar with #war flashbacks to the history textbooks that said calvinists spent (past tense!) most of their time worrying over who was saved or not #uuuuuuuuughghg i was expecting the ethnocentrism but this dude's tone bugs the heck out of me #christianity

[laurenfoxmakesthings]

I already knew about this film (The Story of Mankind) because of Vincent Price, but I had no idea how STACKED this cast was.

#the story of mankind #vincent price

[frankendavis]

#vincent price #dr. phibes #madhouse #the house on haunted hill #the tingler #masque of the red death #house of wax #the fall of the house of usher #twice told tales #the mad magician #the story of mankind #theater of blood #dragonwych

[passed-out-real]

Agnes Moorehead Filmography Part 2

All That Heaven Allows (1955)

The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

Jeanne Eagels (1957)

Raintree County (1957)

The Story of Mankind (1957)

Wagon Train (1957)

Playhouse 90 (1958)

Suspicion (1958)

Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)

The Bat (1959)

#agnes moorehead #All That Heaven Allows #The Revolt of Mamie Stover #Raintree County #Jeanne Eagels #The Story of Mankind #Wagon Train #Playhouse 90 #Suspicion #Night of the Quarter Moon #The Bat

[twistedtummies2]

The Price May Be Right - Number 24

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’m counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. Today’s pick proves how truly devilish dear Vincent could be! Today we focus on Number 24: Mr. Scratch, from The Story of Mankind.

This is another character I addressed before on a previous countdown. Specifically, when I did my list of my Top 31 Favorite Portrayals of the Devil, Price’s turn as the wicked Mr. Scratch ranked Number 11 on the list. A lot of what I say here may be reiterating stuff I said there and then, so do bear with me if I feel a bit repetitive. With that said: “The Story of Mankind” is a bizarre little picture from 1957. It was the brainchild of Irwin Allen, a director and producer known for his colorful, campy style of filmmaking. The movie focuses on a great trial being held in the cosmos themselves: a gathering of divine beings are trying to judge the fate of the Earth. It’s revealed that humanity has invented a new weapon of mass destruction, which – if they choose to use it – could potentially lead to the destruction of the entire human race. The decision must be made whether to intervene and prevent mankind from using the bomb, or to let humanity make the choice and risk destroying themselves entirely. Price plays – as I stated before – the Devil himself, who acts as the prosecutor at the trial. Opposing him in the defense box is the Spirit of Man, played by Ronald Colman. The two are given power by the divine tribunal to present examples of man’s folly’s and failings, as well as humanity’s triumphs and achievements. Each may show people and points in time to illustrate their arguments. So, while the Spirit of Man presents such figures as Abe Lincoln and Moses, Mr. Scratch presents the evils of people like Hitler and Nero. This movie, to be quite honest, is not very good, and nearly all of its major problems stem from two places: casting and tone. The tone of this movie is all over the place, ranging from farcical comedy to moralizing dramatics. This is reflected in the casting, which is scattershot, to say the least: Dennis Hopper plays perhaps the most American Napoleon you’ll ever see in your life, and whatever numb-nut decided to cast the Marx Brothers as Sir Isaac Newton, Peter Minuit, and a random Monk should be dragged into the street and slapped with a fish. Things that should be taken seriously cannot be, and things that should be funny often come across as dumb. As a result, the movie is a truly absurd and mind-boggling experience. HOWEVER, for all the epic fails found in the cast list…Vincent Price as the Devil is the most perfect casting you’ll ever find in your life. Price honestly MAKES this movie; from his narration sequences to his physical performance onscreen, he owns every scene and every line effortlessly. He makes some of the silliest gags truly entertaining, and manages to present a picture of evil that is as elegant and charming as it is thoroughly reprehensible. For all the problems in this movie, Price is never among them, and he helps to keep this picture from sinking too far under. Honestly, I feel sort of bad for ranking this performance so low – again, it’s a little tough to beat VINCENT PRICE AS THE DEVIL – but I think the major issue is just that the movie, itself, sort of drags him down in the ranks. Hopefully the many roles still to come will make up for it all. Tomorrow, the countdown continues with my pick for Number 23!

#list #countdown #best #favorites #the price may be right #top 31 vincent price performances #vincent price #actors #acting #movies #film #mr. scratch #the devil #the story of mankind

[don-simon]

"If it weren't for Venetian blinds, it would be curtains for all of us."

Eric Morecambe explains the pivotal role of Venetian blinds on mankind.

#venetian blinds #curtains and blinds #decor #eric morecambe #the story of mankind #civilisation

[frontispieces]

The Story of Mankind

Best to read herehttps://wordpress.com/post/therelucanthousewife.wordpress.com/4703

Hendrik van Loon got sent to my house when I was languishing with Covid, bored, and couldn’t go into the Oxfam shop. He arrived in a box with a collection of other books that I could ‘play around with.’ ( And more of the other books another day.) And he is enchanting. Well, the book is, yet there are aspects to Hendrick’s life which have more question marks than enchantment – but more of that…

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#Books #charity #Hendrik van Loon #Oxfam #shopping #The Story of Mankind

[artharakka]

🌾 XVI River Spirit 🌊

#swordtember #swordtember2023 #nudity #sorry to all instagram users who will not see this because I would be banned #and because I've learned my lesson here: fuck off terfs this is a trans woman #c: Rhiam #coming out of her pond to shame mankind #dnd #ttrpg #story: Heartland

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as the Devil/Mr. Scratch

The Story of Mankind (1957)

#vincent price #the story of mankind #story of Mankind #history #the devil #vincent as the devil? #fuck yes please #grabby hands #...pardon me while i go to hell #fuck me already #bicon #bisexual #unf #jssjjwowjskkwkekwkwk #pitchfork #horror #old horror movies #vintage #movie #actor #handsome #gif #gifs made by me #gif set

[nakhtflug]

Storia dell'umanità, Milo Manara

#milo manara #manara #fumetto #storia dell'umanità #histoire de l'humanite #storie #storia #history of mankind #italy #italian #art #illustration

[novelmonger]

"Why should we ever read fairy stories, when the truth of history is so much more interesting and entertaining?"

- Hendrik Willem van Loon, The Story of Mankind

Excuse you, Hendrik, but fairy stories are vastly more interesting than your meandering history textbook <_<

#newbery resolution #the story of mankind #hendrik willem van loon #he sure IS a loon if he thinks it's more fun to read about the grandson of a pirate becoming king of england than fairies and curses #i'm only on the first newbery winner on the list and it is. a struggle. #i feel simultaneously like i'm being talked down to and like i'm supposed to already know the history he's supposedly teaching me???

[zagreus-eats-your-bread]

Did I ever mention how I'm not in any way normal about the Epic of Gilgamesh. I don't even care that its gay, man, that's not even why.

Imagine if you will one of the oldest recorded stories in human history and it's about love and friendship but inherently also about how we are powerless against the ways of nature (gods), about senseless death and grief and about death anxiety. My friend, whom I love so deeply, who with me went through every danger, for six days and seven nights I wept over him. I did not give him up for burial, until a maggot fell from his nostril. How could I stay silent? How could I stay quiet? My friend, whom I love, has turned to clay. Shall not I be like him and also lie down, never to rise again, through all eternity?

#imagine you were one of the oldest stories on record yet your message was so timeless people understood it even 4 thousand years later.. #gilgamesh #modern stories with an immortal gilgamesh: you dont get it!!!!! the doom of mankind takes everyone!!! savage death hacks them down!!

[charlottan]

ive been so sad lately i want to channel that into writing a sad story or something

#ive had this phrase stuck in my head 'sadness is mankinds last resort' i dont know if its true but i want to make somebody in a story say it #really i want to believe love is mankids last resort #but i think the phrase suits a good story