Bela lugosi, billed as karloff s costar, has a minor supporting role as karloff s assistant. Incredibly, one of the actors is credited as boris lugosi. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration is an excellent upgrade of his first book. 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. This season, well discuss their parallel but very different lives and careers. 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. 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. 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. The ghost of frankenstein original vintage uncut press book starring lon chaney. After his discharge, lugosi returned to acting and began landing film roles in hungarian cinema. Dracula goes to war bela lugosi, ww1 and the making of a. Greg explained in the book that lugosi ended up with far more name recognition, toys, games, than karloff. 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. Photos disprove that bela lugosi hated boris karloff blogger.
Ulmer, peter ruric suggested by the story by edgar allan poe produced by carl laemmle jr. Bela lugosi nearly played frankensteins monster, who would have looked dramatically different i was recently talking to my mother about the outlander tv series. 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. The story of a haunting collaboration which was published in 1990. The picture was the first of eight films six of which were produced by universal to pair the two iconic actors. Dad took an active role on behalf of the actors union.
This film is available from home video companies that are know to deal exclusively in public domain properties. Bela lugosi and boris karloff starred in dozens of blackandwhite horror films, and over the years. William henry pratt 23 november 1887 2 february 1969, better known by his stage name. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Today is the birthday 1887 of william henry pratt, better known by his stage name boris karloff. 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. Along with lon chaney as the phantom of the opera and lon chaney, jr as the wolfman. Starring boris karloff, bela lugosi, david manners, jacqueline wells cinematography john j.
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. Bela has the main role while boris toils in a glorified bit, yet karloff gets top billing and a much larger salary. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bela lugosi and boris karloff. Although they only starred in eight films together, boris karloff and bela lugosi were hollywoods masters of menace. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration by gregory william mank published by mcfarland, 2009. Wolfman frankenstein bela lugosi boris karloff universal studios monsters. 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. Bela lugosi, refused to let the makeup man do him up as. 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.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. This recently published bela lugosi and boris karloff. Bela lugosi and boris karloff by gregory william mank, 9781476672342, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. 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.
Dracula and frankensteins monster are horror cinema icons, and the actors most deeply associated with the two roles also shared a unique friendship. These vintage photos of bela lugosi and boris karloff as. 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. 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. There are some great new movies, including films like high treason 1929, both sound and silent versions.
Despite or perhaps because of his brief screen time, lugosi s performance is among the best of his. Lugosi enterprises, a family owned and operated company, is proud to host the official bela lugosi facebook page. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. The story of a haunting collaboration, it was almost ten years later when mank released a massively updated and revised version in 2009. George kingsley, is at deaths door, brain surgeon dr. An excellent and detailed look at the cross lives of bela lugosi and boris karloff.
However, the novel was not published until 1920, at least eight years after karloff had been using the name on stage and. During the 1930s, horror movies were big business and no more so than at universal pictures. 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. 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. 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. Boris karloff and bela lugosi play chess, 1960s film 92120 by huntleyfilmarchives. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together kindle edition by mank, gregory william. If i have any spare time left, i also like to admire bela lugosi. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration that both karloff and lugosi took part. Karloff, lugosi and ridges spend the rest of the film trying to beat each other to the stolen money.
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. 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. Dracula and frankensteins monster are horror cinema. See more ideas about horror films, classic horror movies and classic monsters. Originally published in 1990, under the title karloff and lugosi. The boris karloff bela lugosi rivalry is well known to fans of classic horror movies, particularly the frankenstein and dracula franchises in the early talkie era. Lugosi trio on eureka page 2 classic horror film board. Famous monsters of filmland magazine comic books sci fi comics, horror. William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in. The black cat is a 1934 american precode horror film directed by edgar g. It became universal pictures biggest box office hit of the year, and was among the earlier movies with an almost continuous music score. 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. The black cat is the one undisputed classic in the collection, a.
William henry pratt november 23, 1887 february 2, 1969, was an english actor career. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together by mank, gregory william isbn. 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. This is the official boris karloff web page, created by the webmaster of, as authorized by boris daughter, sara. 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. 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. Dec 16, 2019 after doing some digging, i learned via gregory william manks book, bela lugosi and boris karloff. I put the ire in irene professionally, i hate boris karloff, albeit without pay.
Dracula, lugosi is always compared to his colleague boris karloff. While the long standing, creative partnership between karloff and lugosi never led to a close friendship. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together gregory william mank. Jul 28, 2009 greg manks bela lugosi and boris karloff is a sensational book. Stories have been ripe through the years of lugosi detesting karloff, an assertion vehemently denied by bela lugosi, jr. Ghosts on the loose vintage half movie poster lugosi bowery boys. Karloff unc school of information and library science. How this makeup whiz created the most recognizable monster of all time by raquel laneri. In 1940, boris and bela return in black friday, hey, thats today. The body snatcher by robert wise boris karloff, bela. 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.
He originated the role on broadway in 1927 and reprised it for the 1931 film. With only limited militia training, the virginia lawyer and politician rose to the. His success led to a career in horror movies, in which he often costarred with boris karloff. 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. Vincent price, b movies, film noir, bela lugosi, boris. The accident victim with the criminal brain is not played by bela lugosi, as you might expect, but by supporting actor stanley ridges. He has written numerous books on classic horror films. 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. After doing some digging, i learned via gregory william manks book, bela lugosi and boris karloff. 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. Weve got 39 brand new dvd movie and armchair fiction book releases to salivate over.
This book explores the film lives of the twosome, giving their appearances together special attention. The research that went into this book is obvious and mindboggling. Boris karloff began his film career in 1919 and appeared in dozens of films. William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in camberwell, london, england, the son of edward john pratt. Ken patterson, curator of the haunted studios 10,104 views. In the latest movie legends revealed, learn what frankensteins monster would have looked like had bela lugosi and not boris karloff played the role.
Boris karloff, who played the monster in the 1931 film frankenstein, and bela lugosi, star of the same years dracula, together in one movie. Bela lugosi 18821956 boris karloff 18871969 autographs, movie posters, memorabilia. Bela lugosi, hungarianborn motionpicture actor who was most famous for his sinister portrayal of the elegantly mannered vampire count dracula. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Note also, that four different actors are credited as frankensteins monsters. Boris karloff and bela lugosi square off in a monstrous game of. How this makeup whiz created the most recognizable monster of. Vintage photos of bela lugosi and boris karloff as santa will warm. Also has a small line illustration by the author on the half title page. Most of the remainder of the book has to do with the history of frankenstein on. Bela lugosi and boris karloff ftp directory listing. Seperately, they have starred as two of the screens most iconic movie monsters.
Imboden is an important but often overlooked figure in civil war history. All four were released on dvd in 2005, but without any extras. 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 1931 dracula film made bela lugosi a horror film star, and one of the most copied characters in cinema history. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together by gregory william mank isbn. 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. 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. See more ideas about dracula, classic monsters and classic horror movies. Oct 23, 2006 bela lugosi dracula ring universal monsters duration. Bela lugosi billing universal afforded them in the glorious mid 1930s, but. The author mentions the united states postal setvices issuance of 32 cent stamps commentating bela as dracula, boris as both imhotep and the frankenstein monster. 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. 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. This is the official boris karloff web page, created by the webmaster of karloff.