His success led to a career in horror movies, in which he often costarred with boris karloff. Note also, that four different actors are credited as frankensteins monsters. Boris karloff began his film career in 1919 and appeared in dozens of films. He originated the role on broadway in 1927 and reprised it for the 1931 film. This book explores the film lives of the twosome, giving their appearances together special attention. Vincent price, b movies, film noir, bela lugosi, boris. Bela lugosi boris karloff vintage horror movie memorabilia. In 1940, boris and bela return in black friday, hey, thats today. Bela has the main role while boris toils in a glorified bit, yet karloff gets top billing and a much larger salary.
William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in camberwell, london, england, the son of edward john pratt. Through dozens of interviews and extensive archival research, this dracula and frankensteins monster are horror cinema icons, and the actors most deeply associated with the two roles also. Lugosi enterprises, a family owned and operated company, is proud to host the official bela lugosi facebook page. William henry pratt november 23, 1887 february 2, 1969, was an english actor career. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration is an excellent upgrade of his first book.
This is the official boris karloff web page, created by the webmaster of karloff. In the latest movie legends revealed, learn what frankensteins monster would have looked like had bela lugosi and not boris karloff played the role. During the 1930s, horror movies were big business and no more so than at universal pictures. I had recalled that she had enjoyed the novels, so i recommended the tv series to her and she said shed prefer not to watch it. While the longstanding, creative partnership between karloff and lugosi never led to a close friendship, it produced some of the actors most revered and enduring productions, beginning with the black cat 1934 and continuing with gift of gab 1934, the raven 1935, the invisible ray 1936. Along with fellow actors lon chaney, bela lugosi and vincent price, boris karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general publics perception of the monster from the classic mary shelley book, frankenstein. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together kindle edition by mank, gregory william. All four were released on dvd in 2005, but without any extras. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together gregory william mank. Vintage photos of bela lugosi and boris karloff as santa will warm. Although they only starred in eight films together, boris karloff and bela lugosi were hollywoods masters of menace. Gregory w mank this book examines the golden age of hollywood, the era in which both stars worked, recreates the shooting of lugosi and karloffs mutual films, examines their personal relationship and analyzes.
The ghost of frankenstein original vintage uncut press book starring lon chaney. The black cat is the one undisputed classic in the collection, a. Bela lugosi, hungarianborn motionpicture actor who was most famous for his sinister portrayal of the elegantly mannered vampire count dracula. Photos disprove that bela lugosi hated boris karloff blogger. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together 9780786434800 by gregory william mank and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Also has a small line illustration by the author on the half title page. Starring boris karloff, bela lugosi, david manners, jacqueline wells cinematography john j. Dec 16, 2019 after doing some digging, i learned via gregory william manks book, bela lugosi and boris karloff. This recently published bela lugosi and boris karloff. After his discharge, lugosi returned to acting and began landing film roles in hungarian cinema. William henry pratt 23 november 1887 2 february 1969, better known by his stage name. With only limited militia training, the virginia lawyer and politician rose to the. Dracula and frankensteins monster are horror cinema icons, and the actors most deeply associated with the two roles also shared a unique friendship. The original version was great in its own right, but this enormously expanded redo i think its about twice as long as the first editionis beyond great.
Along with lon chaney as the phantom of the opera and lon chaney, jr as the wolfman. Sovac karloff saves his life by means of an illegal operation that transplants part of injured gangster red cannons brain, who was in a gun fight with another gangster, eric marnay lugosi. Bela lugosi and boris karloff were two middleaged, foreign, struggling actors who became huge stars thanks to dracula and frankenstein, the first two of a trend of monster movie hits released by universal studios during the 1930s. Master of the macabre by larry edwards 1997, isbn 188111709x paperback films of bela lugosi by richard bojarski 1980 isbn 0806507160 hardcover sinister serials of boris karloff, bela lugosi and lon chaney, jr. Boris karloff, who played the monster in the 1931 film frankenstein, and bela lugosi, star of the same years dracula, together in one movie.
The plot dispenses with complicated conflict and simply has lugosi as a warped poe figure or a screenwriters sensational idea of a poe figure compensating for a female he cannot possess by warming up a collection of gruesome. Bela lugosi in person captures the life of a fading star 70plus. The research that went into this book is obvious and mindboggling. The story of a haunting collaboration which was published in 1990. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bela lugosi and boris karloff. He had been playing small parts on the stage in his native hungary before making his first film in 1917, but had to leave the country after the failed hungarian. This season, well discuss their parallel but very different lives and careers. Karloff unc school of information and library science. These vintage photos of bela lugosi and boris karloff as. He has written numerous books on classic horror films. Bela lugosi and boris karloff by gregory william mank, 9781476672342, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Through dozens of interviews and archival research, this book examines the golden age of hollywood, the era in which both stars worked, recreates the shooting of lugosi and karloff s mutual.
While the long standing, creative partnership between karloff and lugosi never led to a close friendship. William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in camberwell. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration that both karloff and lugosi took part. However, the novel was not published until 1920, at least eight years after karloff had been using the name on stage and. The lightning raider 1919, the courage of marge odoone 1920, the woman conquers 1922, the greater glory 1926, and the devils chaplain 1929, are only a few movies in which he worked, in the 1920s. Bela lugosi billing universal afforded them in the glorious mid 1930s, but. Karloff, lugosi and ridges spend the rest of the film trying to beat each other to the stolen money. Weve got 39 brand new dvd movie and armchair fiction book releases to salivate over. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The story of a haunting collaboration, it was almost ten years later when mank released a massively updated and revised version in 2009.
The 1931 dracula film made bela lugosi a horror film star, and one of the most copied characters in cinema history. Some of that work was for roger corman, the extremely prolific independent genre film producer whose movies helped to define the generation gap in the 1960s, while serving as a training ground for. William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in. Despite or perhaps because of his brief screen time, lugosi s performance is among the best of his. Scream factory releases this, the universal horror collection volume i, which includes four films starring boris karloff and bela lugosi on bluray for the first time in pristine hd picture quality. An excellent and detailed look at the cross lives of bela lugosi and boris karloff. Karloff, seen frequently as frankensteins monster, and lugosi, ever the vampire, both had designs on being the premiere horror film star, filling the void left by the death of lon. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration by gregory william mank published by mcfarland, 2009. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together by mank, gregory william isbn. But hating bk is a fulltime job that someones gotta do, so please click my paypal link way below and donate to me so i can hate him professionally. Imboden is an important but often overlooked figure in civil war history.
Bela lugosi 18821956 boris karloff 18871969 autographs, movie posters, memorabilia. Bela s career was already in decline, while boris s was on the up, but lugosi steals the show when, after a nice game of chess between the two titans of terror, he. Today is the birthday 1887 of william henry pratt, better known by his stage name boris karloff. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Lugosi teamed with karloff here shines in this stylish decodesigned, gloriously grisly tale of necrophilia, sadism and dead wives preserved under glass in the basement. Boris karloff and bela lugosi play chess, 1960s film 92120 by huntleyfilmarchives.
Dracula goes to war bela lugosi, ww1 and the making of a. Bela lugosi and boris karloff ftp directory listing. After doing some digging, i learned via gregory william manks book, bela lugosi and boris karloff. Where bela lugosi lived his last decade in sad obscurity, boris karloff worked until the very end of his life, even as his body began to fall apart. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Ken patterson, curator of the haunted studios 10,104 views.
Bela lugosi and boris karloff starred in dozens of blackandwhite horror films, and over the years managed to collaborate on and costar in eight movies. See more ideas about dracula, classic monsters and classic horror movies. Lugosi trio on eureka page 2 classic horror film board. He would later become swept up in the political upheaval that rocked central europe in the months following the 1918 armistice lugosi s own son, bela lugosi jr. Jan 01, 1990 bela lugosi and boris karloff starred in dozens of blackandwhite horror films, and over the years managed to collaborate on and costar in eight movies. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bela lugosi, refused to let the makeup man do him up as. There are some great new movies, including films like high treason 1929, both sound and silent versions. Rhodes has been writing books on bela lugosi for a. George kingsley, is at deaths door, brain surgeon dr.
Oct 23, 2006 bela lugosi dracula ring universal monsters duration. The accident victim with the criminal brain is not played by bela lugosi, as you might expect, but by supporting actor stanley ridges. It became universal pictures biggest box office hit of the year, and was among the earlier movies with an almost continuous music score. Ulmer, peter ruric suggested by the story by edgar allan poe produced by carl laemmle jr. This is the official boris karloff web page, created by the webmaster of, as authorized by boris daughter, sara. Greg explained in the book that lugosi ended up with far more name recognition, toys, games, than karloff. Boris karloff and bela lugosi square off in a monstrous game of. In 1943, dad notably played the frankenstein monster in frankenstein meets the wolf man, the role boris karloff originated in the 1931 film after my father had turned down the part because it had no speaking lines.
Jan 26, 2012 bela lugosi and boris karloff, by gregory william mank may, 2009 mcfarland publishing this is actually the third book by gregory william mank ive read in the past few months. Seperately, they have starred as two of the screens most iconic movie monsters. It is a welcome expansion covering the careers of two masters of an everpopular movie genre and is most highly recommended to any fan of horror cinema rogue cinema. Bela lugosi, billed as karloff s costar, has a minor supporting role as karloff s assistant. Dracula and frankensteins monster are horror cinema. Wolfman frankenstein bela lugosi boris karloff universal studios monsters. Originally published in 1990, under the title karloff and lugosi. Gregory w mank this book examines the golden age of hollywood, the era in which both stars worked, recreates the shooting of lugosi and karloff s mutual films, examines their personal relationship and analyzes. Bela lugosi and boris karloff starred in dozens of blackandwhite horror films, and over the years. Final book is the trilogy on the jaggers family with alley in a nuthouse obsessing over dying words of great people and bela lugosi and boris karloff. Jul 28, 2009 greg manks bela lugosi and boris karloff is a sensational book. It is a welcome expansion covering the careers of two masters of an everpopular movie genre and is most highly recommended to any fan of horror. This film is available from home video companies that are know to deal exclusively in public domain properties.
The black cat is a 1934 american precode horror film directed by edgar g. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together by gregory william mank isbn. Listen, download this episode, or find on itunes bela lugosi and boris karloff were two middleaged, foreign, struggling actors who became huge stars thanks to dracula and frankenstein, the first two of a trend of monster movie hits released by universal studios during the 1930s. See more ideas about horror films, classic horror movies and classic monsters. Bela lugosi nearly played frankensteins monster, who would have looked dramatically different i was recently talking to my mother about the outlander tv series. Suffice to say that this book is the one book you must own if you are a fan of lugosi and karlofffangoria improves upon manks already commendable original book from nearly 20 years ago. Famous monsters of filmland magazine comic books sci fi comics, horror. Most of the remainder of the book has to do with the history of frankenstein on. The picture was the first of eight films six of which were produced by universal to pair the two iconic actors. I put the ire in irene professionally, i hate boris karloff, albeit without pay. Incredibly, one of the actors is credited as boris lugosi. If i have any spare time left, i also like to admire bela lugosi. Dracula, lugosi is always compared to his colleague boris karloff.
Stories have been ripe through the years of lugosi detesting karloff, an assertion vehemently denied by bela lugosi, jr. Bela lugosi and boris karloff, by gregory william mank may, 2009 mcfarland publishing this is actually the third book by gregory william mank ive read in the past few months. The body snatcher by robert wise boris karloff, bela. The body snatcher features one of boris karloff s best and most sinister performances, though it is the lesser known and lower credited henry daniell who spends more time on screen. He was primarily known for his roles in horror films, but this time of year he is remembered as the narrator in the animated television special of dr.
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