Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff starred in dozens of black-and-white horror films, and managed to collaborate on and co-star in eight movies. Through interviews and archival research, this expanded new edition examines the Golden Age of Hollywood, recreates the shooting of Lugosi and Karloff's mutual films, examines their odd and moving personal relationship, and analyses their ongoing legacies.
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff starred in dozens of black-and-white horror films, and managed to collaborate on and co-star in eight movies. Through interviews and archival research, this expanded new edition examines the Golden Age of Hollywood, recreates the shooting of Lugosi and Karloff's mutual films, examines their odd and moving personal relationship, and analyses their ongoing legacies.
Gregory William Mank has written and recorded many DVD and Blu-Ray audio commentaries, has won four Rondo Awards, and has written numerous books on classic horror films. He lives in Delta, Pennsylvania.
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Table of Contents Introduction and Acknowledgments 1. "I Created My Own Monster!" 2. In the Hall of the Mountain King 3. The Friendly Panther 4. The Strangest Passion 5. "A Death Mask of a Monster" 6. Jimmy 7. Billy 8. "I Owe It All to Dr. Frankenstein's Jolly Old Monster!" 9. Booby Prize 10. 1932 11. KARLOFF the Uncanny in The Mummy 12. Wives, Rivals, London, The Screen Actors Guild, John Ford, Broadway, Walt Disney and Others 13. "Improper Faces"-The Black Cat 14. The Film Stars Frolic 15. Gift of Gab and Other Curiosities Between pages 214 and 215 are 8 color plates containing 10 photographs 16. 1935: Bride of Frankenstein vs. Mark of the Vampire 17. The Rivals 18. "Unsubtle Acting"-The Raven 19. "They Were Both Totally Darling!"-The Invisible Ray 20. Limbo Approaches 21. Horrible, Horrible Men 22. Monster Eve 23. "All the Demons of Hell"-Son of Frankenstein 24. Feathering the Nest 25. "Stanley Ridges and Karloff "-Black Friday 26. "Their Royal Slynesses": You'll Find Out 27. Arsenic and Old Lace 28. "Toneless Voice and Mr. Potato Head Features": Young Lon 29. Universal Production # 1279 30. 1943-New Work, New Rivals 31. 1944 32. The Body Snatcher 33. Unholy Three-Bedlam, Genius at Work, and House of Dracula 34. 1946-1947 35. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 36. 1949-1953 37. The Film That Never Was 38. "The Greatest Pain in the World" 39. The Last Bride of Dracula 40. Dracula's Revenge-and Death 41. Karloff 's Last Act 42. The Myth and the Rivalry Appendix 1. The Bela Lugosi Career Appendix 2. The Boris Karloff Career Appendix 3. Filmography of Their Films Together Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Introduction and Acknowledgments 1. "I Created My Own Monster!" 2. In the Hall of the Mountain King 3. The Friendly Panther 4. The Strangest Passion 5. "A Death Mask of a Monster" 6. Jimmy 7. Billy 8. "I Owe It All to Dr. Frankenstein's Jolly Old Monster!" 9. Booby Prize 10. 1932 11. KARLOFF the Uncanny in The Mummy 12. Wives, Rivals, London, The Screen Actors Guild, John Ford, Broadway, Walt Disney and Others 13. "Improper Faces"-The Black Cat 14. The Film Stars Frolic 15. Gift of Gab and Other Curiosities Between pages 214 and 215 are 8 color plates containing 10 photographs 16. 1935: Bride of Frankenstein vs. Mark of the Vampire 17. The Rivals 18. "Unsubtle Acting"-The Raven 19. "They Were Both Totally Darling!"-The Invisible Ray 20. Limbo Approaches 21. Horrible, Horrible Men 22. Monster Eve 23. "All the Demons of Hell"-Son of Frankenstein 24. Feathering the Nest 25. "Stanley Ridges and Karloff "-Black Friday 26. "Their Royal Slynesses": You'll Find Out 27. Arsenic and Old Lace 28. "Toneless Voice and Mr. Potato Head Features": Young Lon 29. Universal Production # 1279 30. 1943-New Work, New Rivals 31. 1944 32. The Body Snatcher 33. Unholy Three-Bedlam, Genius at Work, and House of Dracula 34. 1946-1947 35. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 36. 1949-1953 37. The Film That Never Was 38. "The Greatest Pain in the World" 39. The Last Bride of Dracula 40. Dracula's Revenge-and Death 41. Karloff 's Last Act 42. The Myth and the Rivalry Appendix 1. The Bela Lugosi Career Appendix 2. The Boris Karloff Career Appendix 3. Filmography of Their Films Together Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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