Before they were stars
How many movies do you own or have seen with Karloff or Lugosi in them that were made before Frankenstein and Dracula? I've worked religiously on collecting Karloff stuff, and I have "Last of the...
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Quote:What d'ya think -- is it Mr. Karloff? Looks like Boris to me. Count Gamula
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Turner Classic Movies is airing FIVE STAR FINAL(1931) starring Edward G.Robinson and Boris Karloff this Wednsday morning August 18th at 6:00AM.(New York time)
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Yes'm - I am a little behind. One movie that should be removed from the Karloff filmography is MOTHERS CRY. Karloff is often listed as a "murder victim". There is no onscreen murder and Mr. Pratt is...
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I actually have that movie, having taped it off of TCM when they had a Karloff-fest quite a long time ago. I haven't watched it yet. So you're saying that he really isn't in it?
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Quote:So you're saying that he really isn't in it? I picked up a cheap copy of the movie at a recent Bash and figured I must've dozed off while Karloff was onscreen. I believe it is a certain Mr....
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Karloff's not in it, and he's ALSO not in ALIAS THE DOCTOR, which has been on his filmography for years. TCM nevertheless showed ALIAS as part of their Karloff festival, though!
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The IMDb says that Karloff was replaced in ALIAS THE DOCTOR by Nigel De Brulier when British censors objected to the gruesomeness of the scenes he was in. Karloff wasn't available for the retakes. A...
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<< A great source for longer casts lists are the Call Bureau Cast Sheets usually issued for films up to the mid to late 50s (maybe longer). << Up through the mid-70s (maybe longer) --...
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Well, let's add one to Karloff's filmography, then, because he appears in the Charley Chase comedy LONG FLIV THE KING (1926). Karloff was on the Roach lot filming THE NICKEL-HOPPER (which IS in his...
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<< Well, let's add one to Karloff's filmography, then, because he appears in the Charley Chase comedy LONG FLIV THE KING (1926).>> Gulp! I ran that a month or two ago, and then gave the...
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Quote:> I find this one quite a revelation too! I have this one on VHS and will have to whip it out. By the way, Karlofff also did a Ruritarian bit in CRACKED NUTS (1931) with Wheeler &...
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Karloff appears briefly as a prison guard in the early minutes of LONG FLIV THE KING.
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Quote: Karloff appears briefly as a prison guard in the early minutes of LONG FLIV THE KING. I dug out my set of Charley Chase videos last night and took a look at LONG FLIV. The guard does bear a...
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There's an extra in the carnival tent scene of MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE that somebody told me was definitely John Carradine. I took a look at this slightly out-of-focus background extra and thought...
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Quote:There's an extra in the carnival tent scene of MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE that somebody told me was definitely John Carradine About a year ago, someone spotted a dancing villager in FRANKENSTEIN...
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Quote:Viva Charles Lane! Charles Lane will turn 100 later this month. An incredible character actor who was in seemingly everything.
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Quote:Charles Lane will turn 100 later this month I found the topic of the 100th IMDB boards after reading yours. I am willing to wager Mr.Lane's mind is sharper than my faulty 44 year old model. BILL
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Well, the important thing is you saw it. That's what matters. I read a weblog written by Mark Evanier. He supplies an address for anyone who wants to send greetings for Charles' 100th birthday. Worth...
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