Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Boris Karloff performances. According to Wikipedia: Boris Karloff was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the... [more]

Boris Karloff news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Boris Karloff performances. According to Wikipedia: Boris Karloff was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of the Monster in 1931's "Frankenstein". His popularity following "Frankenstein" in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".

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Boris Karloff in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Boris Karloff, dressed as a pirate, rode down Broadway on a blustery cold November morning, on a float designed to look like pirate ship. In honor of Frankenstenia's Boris Karloff Blogathon , and in honor of Thanksgiving, we have a look today at Boris Karloff's participation in the 1950 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The New York Times reported the scene in its Friday, November 24th edition the following day. The giant balloons in the sky were nothing that would be familiar to today's cartoon-watching, video-game playing children. Sailing above them, were the un-merchandised and generic Dachshund, a Gnome, a Clown, and a Fish. The ... Read Full Story

Boris Karloff as Captain Hook on Broadway

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Moira Finnie came to the rescue and supplied this publicity photo of Boris Karloff in his role as “Captain Hook”. We discussed Karloff’s Broadway stint in “Peter Pan” in this post, part of Frankenstenia’s Boris Karloff Blogathon . Thanks so much to Moira for this very theatrical image of the monster thespian in his stage makeup. Have a look at Moira’s “Skeins of Thought” here, and at the TCM Movie Blog . By the way, having discussed a couple of Grace Kelly’s early television appearances in this recent post, we might also note that in 1952, Boris played Don Quixote opposite Grace Kelly as ... Read Full Story

Boris Karloff: A Modern Actor in a Classic Period

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When one thinks of films before 1970, there’s a certain stigma that comes with them; stilted and theatrical acting, an old fashion way of speaking, and for whatever reason everything seems void of color. But if you give these films a chance, you’ll often find films that deal with modern themes, modern direction, and even modern acting that would easily fit in with films of the 2000s. There were a handful of actors who bridged the gap between classical acting and modern acting; namely Marlon Brando, Montgomery Cliff, and James Dean. But even before those talented actors came on the scene, there was a ... Read Full Story

Boris Karloff: The Man Remembered

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Horror suggests physical repulsion, disgust, and that seems to me a worthless, pointless reaction for any work of entertainment to aim at; it's so easy it isn't worth doing. An eye, say, plopping all bloody into a glass dish may provoke a gasp of revulsion when it is first seen on the screen, but this is an entirely physical thing, and something one can get used to--no doubt with a certain coarsening of one's responses in the process. The second or third time something like this happens in a film, the surprise and excitement is gone, and then you come back to the old, ... Read Full Story

THE UNCANNY WOMEN OF BORIS KARLOFF

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As part of the Boris Karloff Blogathon , hosted by Pierre Fournier of Frankensteinia . I figured I'd give Ol' William Henry Pratt some recognition as far as how he wooed us women. With his swooning lispy voice and the back problems I'm sure any of us women would have died to rub out (hold your comments Office fans). I honesly love everything about Boris Karloff, despite playing such spooktacular characters, Karloff was known in real life as a very kind gentleman who gave generously, especially to children's charities. Beginning in 1940, Karloff dressed up as Santa Claus every Christmas to hand out presents ... Read Full Story
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The Hypocrites’ Frankenstein Is…Frankensteinian
Photo of Matt Kahler and Jessie Fisher by Paul Metreyeon First off, we should tell you that we’re more familiar with Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” than Mary Shelley’s original novel. Or the Boris Karloff movie. Or any other version, really. (Our apologies to the Chicagoist Literary and Film Offices if they’re ashamed of us in any way.) The point is: We fully accept that The Hypocrites’ Frankenstein may have included references that went...  
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Bloggin' With Boris Karloff
This past Monday, November 23 would have been the 122nd birthday of William Henry Pratt, the actor better known to the world at large as Boris Karloff. To commemorate the occasion Pierre Fournier has organized a Boris Karloff Blogathon over at his way cool Frankensteinia blog running all the way through November 26. He's lined up over 110 bloggers to share their thoughts on the guest of honor. He kicks it off with a message from Karloff's...  
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Boris Karloff's Last Picture
Did you know that this Monday would have been Boris Karloff's 122nd birthday? As it happens, over a hundred bloggers knew this and decided to stage a blogathon. I opted to use this as an excuse to reinvigorate my YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST PICTURE blog. ("It's ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!!!") Last updated in June with Peter Sellers, for some reason my next choice became problematic and perpetually backburnered. So finally, I decided to skip her...  
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Boris Karloff'S "Thriller" Tv Series Coming To Dvd Next Year
The web site TV Shows on DVD announced that Image Entertainment will release the classic TV series Thriller as a deluxe boxed set of DVDs next year. The acclaimed series was hosted by the great Boris Karloff and was favorably compared to The Twilight Zone. The set will include many extras and represents the first time the show has had a professional release on home video. Among the young up-and-coming stars featured in the series: Richard...  
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Bela Lugosi And Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story Of A Haunting Collaboration...
Their names are synonymous with classic horror films.  Together, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff presented an unbeatable tag team of terror.  For over 25 years they dueled for horror superiority with films such as DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, WHITE ZOMBIE, THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, MARK OF THE VAMPIRE, and dozens of others.  Film historian Greg Mank, the foremost expert on classic horror of the 1930s and 1940s, takes horror fans on an...  
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