#actor: boris karloff

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Vincent Price and Boris Karloff wizard duel to the death

The Raven (1963) dir. Roger Corman

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Boris Karloff having a drink sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Unfortunately I don’t have an exact date for this photo, but it looks like it might’ve been taken on the same day that he was on an episode of “Information Please” in 1941.

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Top 10 Favorite Classic actors

So I was thinking of doing a top 10 actors list....But the list was dominated by classic actors ,so doing that list .Might do more modern actors too.Also this is both actors AND actresses

Rule to clasify for classic actor ,I went exclusively with actors who have passed on

10.Christopher Lee-Guy with a long and very varied career,Lee brings a dangerous villanous yet sophisticated and even seductive vibe to most roles

9.Peter Lorre:Arlene Francis once described Lorre as "Our favorite sad eyed villain" and that sums him up well .He brings both a creepines and yet a sense of sadness to many roles while also being an underrated comic talent .Even though type cast as villains he could play diffrent types of villains ,as shown by his three breakthrough performances in M ,Man Who Knew Too Much and Mad Love,where he plays a tormented pathetic childkiller ,a cool levelheaded kidnapper and a obsessed mad stalkerish surgeon with equal pinache

8.Roddy McDowall-Theres a sad cliche that child actors often have bad careers ,Roddy McDowall is a big exception,transitioning from child star to one of the most praised character actors of the 20th century with a six decade career .Be it film,television ,theater or voiceover,McDowall conquered it ,and be it a historical epic , a horror film,a cartoon or a certain franchise about talking apes .....McDowall NEVER phones in ,he brings the sauce

7.Vincent Price : Vincent is one of my favorite personalities of the 20th century ,known for his sophistication and wicked sense of humor .He started out as a matinee idol before finding his niche playing villains ,usually in horror.What I find interesting about Vincent is he is really good at playing the "Man drivent to villainy ",he can play a right evil bastard but his villains tend to be either sympathetic to an extent or they are clearly having a ball so you cant help but like them .Whether villain ,protagonist or even a side role hes just a hoot to watch

6.Boris Karloff -Karloff for YEARS was my go to answer for favorite actor .Of the classic horror stars Karloff is so understated,like he could go big if he wanted to but the little inflections and movements he does are effective enough.PArt of my love for him is his voice,like watch the GRinch or him telling the story of Death and the Servent in Target and you are just pulled in .He can do sinister very well,(I will always remember his slimey grin in The Body Snatcher) but of course his greatest legacy is being the FRankensteinMonster which if you ask me is one of the greatest performances in cinema ,he is brutal and vacant but at the same time sad,frightened and child like

5.Ingrid Bergman -So while I adore Casblanca and she is great in it....It is her performances in Gaslight ,Murder on the ORient Express and especially Anastasia that put her so high.I have never seen a performer just ....."Go there" as well as she does ,so consistantly and I kind of forget Im watching a movie .Shes not higher cause I just havent seen enough of her

4.Humphrey Bogart-Bogart is cool,and while Ive always thought he was cool,i wasnt initially impressed by ol Boagey .......The more stuff Ive seen with him the more I realize beneath that coolness is a really good actor who can do comedy,romance,be a tough guy and even be the second most paranoid nervous wreck of a villain I have ever seen (Behind Tony Goldwyn in Ghost ),theres more to him then just being cool

3.Katherine Hepburn;.....DO I have to explain placing one of the greatest performers of the 20th century so high? .....Just watch Philidelphia Story,African Queen and Lion and Winter,youll get it

2.Eli Wallach-I pretty much love this guy anytime he appears in something .Hes another guys who can play vilains but add a layer .Hes always entertaining and he played one of my favorite film characters ever Tuco in The Good the Bad and the Ugly

1.Claude Rains.....I think Claude Rains should be called the greatest actor of the 20th century over the likes of Charles Laughton,LAurance Olivier and John Gielgud.....Cause this guy TRAINED Charles Laughton,Laurance Olivier and John Gielgud !!!!!He is one of the greatest character actors of the 20th century .He has possibly the greatest voice of any actor (The competition is James Earl Jones and James Mason ) which was so striking,his big break was the Invisible Man ,a movie where you dont even SEE HIM .Man did horror,adventure ,sci fi ,musical ,dramas and was in both Casablanca (As my favorite film character ever Louis Renault ) AND Lawrance of Arabia ,AKA two movies considered pretty darn good .And if you want more proof ,watch his death scene in Deception where he is shot by Bette Davis ....And just smirks and says "You fool ".I stand by Rains being my absolute favorite actor

So thats my list,share your favorits if you want ,or just share your thoughts on mine

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"The bride of Frankenstein"

On stage we saw Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson i Ernest Thesiger. The film is a continuation of the 1931 film titled "Frankenstein" in which most of the same actors appeared.

The film is not one of my favorites, but it is important in cinematography. Elsa's appearance in the film has become iconic for creators of comics and fairy tales. "The Bride of Frankenstein" is finally another one of Universal's unique and important monsters.

In the first scene of the film we can see Mary Shelley who, encouraged by her friend, begins to tell the sequel to her book.

of course, this part of the Frankenstein story also had a sequel titled "The Son of Frankenstein", in which Béla Lugosi appeared.

Dwight Frye appeared in the film, who in the first part, in which he played Fritz, died after being murdered by Frankenstein, but in Frankenstein's Bride, he played Karl, who was also killed by the monster. I don't think Dwight gets a happy ending in any movie.

The same people worked on the film as on the first part.

"The Bride of Frankenstein" was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 greatest films in history in 2005.

It is also interesting that Colin Clive, the film's Doctor Frankenstein, had a broken leg during the filming, which forced him to sit in most of the scenes in the film. this is called sacrifice.

The scene where Karl kills his aunt and uncle in a monster style was deleted from the film.

time for a summary.

The monster created by Dr. Frankenstein survives the mill disaster that took place in the movie Frankenstein. Meanwhile, its creator leads a quiet life with his beloved wife, Elizabeth. He does not know that at the same time another scientist, Dr. Pretorius, is conducting experiments on reviving human corpses. He wants to create a woman who will be a partner for the monster.

Worth watching (wait for the entry about nosfertu, I will be refreshing my film today, so I will write an entry soon).

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An old attempt at Boris Karloff

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James Cagney & Boris Karloff at the first annual Screen Actor’s Guild party (1940)

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Boris Karloff - 1930's

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So I had this idea a while back for a sort of Scooby Doo parody/homage thing where our group of intrepid freelance mystery-solvers were a bunch of gothy witches who often took down the spooky bad guys by scaring them back, and while I still liked that idea, I felt like it could've used more work. An idea recently came for me to change up the usual dynamic of the gang; instead of being some humans and their non-human pet/mascot, they would instead all be anthro animals. So I cut their pet mascot and furry-fied the humans.

The first of the gang is Karl Frankenkong (she/they/he), a monkey who's been rendered a patchwork zombie after multiple disastrous experiments. They're an occult expert and amateur mad scientist.

Then there's Bella Vampirez-Komori (she/her), a literal vampire bat with a love of fashion and music. She's the best at trickery, espionage, and pragmatism.

Finally there's Lazlo Katz (he/him), a ghostly cat who loves old horror and noir movies and is eccentric even by this clique's standards. Despite arguably being the creepiest, he is also the most easily frightened.

Together they are the Mystery Monster Menagerie.

Their adventures would be like Scooby Doo, but with more horror infused (especially taking cues from old gothic horror, cheesy b-movies and classic slashers) and even a bit of noir-style detective flavor.

[yourverybestghoulfriend]

The Bride and Frankenstein

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The end credits to Comedy of Terrors (1963) dir. Jacques Tourneau

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Actors Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price

"The Comedy Of Terrors" [1962]

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Boris Karloff onset of “The Black Cat” 1934.

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Episode 236: The future, for the first time

Maggie Evans, The Nicest Girl in Town, has vanished from her hospital bed. We start with a long succession of characters talking about this fact with Maggie’s father Sam. Had David Ford played Sam as effectively as he did in his first weeks on the show, one such exchange might have made for a good scene. But Ford is overacting today, and the first part of the episode drags on and on. We cut to…

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"Frankenstein"

"IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE!" haha, I think everyone knows the famous line by Colin Clive.

I'm surprised I haven't added an entry about this cult horror movie yet. Either way, the movie is great everyone certainly associates the Monster with the appearance of Boris Karloff, another character who contributed to the initiation of the cult. In animations and comics, monster look like Boris Karloff, something wonderful the man who created the appearance of the monster.

Unlike modern films based on Mary Shelley's book, there are no special effects in this Frankenstein, it is a unique film like any other from that decade that has been preserved.

Well, let's get back to the movie itself. On the screen we can see Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight frye, John Boles and others. Initially, the role of the Monster was to be played by Bela Legusi, but after achieving great success in the "Dracula", he rejected the offers and gave a chance to the then unknown Boris Karloff. Similarly, Leslie Howard and Bette Davis were initially supposed to play the main roles, but this idea was rejected.

Karloff was the first actor in the film industry to obtain a clause in acting contracts. According to her, the time of several hours of makeup was included in the actor's working time. Artificial rubber eyelids covering half of the monster's eyes were Boris Karloff's idea, this is how the author achieved the effect of an "inhuman look"

The items used by Jack Pierce to create the monster include: a bucket full of blue lipstick, several bolts and rivets, a pair of shoes used by asphalt workers, an old suit and two pairs of pants worn at the same time. The monster's unnaturally elongated arms were inspired by a custom from ancient Egypt. Criminals had their hands and feet tied before being buried alive. Then, after death, the blood turned into water and flowed to the limbs, making them long and swollen. The make-up artist achieved this effect on the monster by putting a jacket with too short sleeves on the actor.

time for a summary.

Henry Frankenstein and his hunchbacked assistant Fritz create a new life... a life created from the remains of the dead. At night, they sneak into cemeteries and execution sites, where they steal corpses, the fragments of which are to be used to create a new creature. Unfortunately, the brain stolen from the university laboratory comes from the murderer, and the unaware Henry Frankenstein places it in his 'work'. This, and the environment's hatred of the hideous monster that is Frankenstein's creation, cause him to fly into a murderous rage. The monster escapes from the laboratory where it was created and begins to terrorize the area.

I'm sorry for the long absence, but it was due to health problems, now I'm better and I will post regular entries every day or every two days.