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Boris Karloff’s long and storied career in film didn’t begin with horror films. While that genre would come to define him both as an actor and as a physical presence, William Henry Pratt ...
Boris Karloff and Jack Pierce, head of makeup for Universal Studios, worked after hours for weeks to get the look of the makeup for the Monster just right. Transcendental Graphics / Getty Images 16.
Actor Boris Karloff shot to fame when he played Frankenstein’s undead monster in James Whale’s 1931 classic “Frankenstein” film. Karloff went on to become the enduring and iconic face of ...
Boris Karloff. SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, 1939. Image Credit: Everett Collection Bela Lugosi (inset), Boris Karloff (inset), Basil Rathbone. THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, 1942.
It’s no coincidence then that the horror service Shudder is using “Boris Karloff” to kick off a February-long showcase of Karloff films—not just the 1931 “Frankenstein,” in which the ...
An eternal quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings: Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster in 'Frankenstein.' What: "Frankenstein, " the 1931 monster movie of all monster movies ...
A new documentary about “Frankenstein” actor Boris Karloff is in the works. Voltage Films is currently in production on the feature documentary “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster.” ...
The 1931 classic Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff as the iconic monster, offers more than gothic horror. It provides a rich framework for understanding corporate compliance.
A new documentary about "Frankenstein" actor Boris Karloff is in the works, set to be released in time for the film's 90th anniversary.