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I do not like the gore of today's movies, however I like these old classics.
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Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution present "THE BORIS KARLOFF BOX: 15 FRIGHTFUL FILMS" (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Boris Karloff was an English actor, who migrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in 1931 film 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".
Once Karloff arrived in Hollywood, California, he made dozens of silent films, but work was sporadic, and he often had to take up manual labor--such as digging ditches and driving a cement truck--to pay the bills --- His role as the Monster in Frankenstein (1931) made him a star --- A year later, he played another iconic character, Imhotep, in The Mummy.
The five foot eleven, brown-eyed Karloff played a wide variety of roles in other genres besides horror --- He was memorably gunned down in a bowling alley in the original version of Scarface --- He gave an excellent performance in the 1934 John Ford epic The Lost Patrol --- Karloff gave a string of superb performances in 1930s Universal horror movies, including several with his main rival as heir to the horror throne of Lon Chaney, Sr., Bela Lugosi, whose rejection of Karloff's role in Frankenstein made Karloff's subsequent career possible --- Karloff played Frankenstein's monster three times; the other films being Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939), which also featured Lugosi as the demented Ygor (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
BIOS:
Boris Karloff (aka: William Henry Pratt)
Date of Birth: 23 November 1887 - Camberwell, London, England, UK
Date of Death: 2 February 1969 - Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK.
This collection gives a career overview of the horror film icon Boris Karloff and the 15 Karloff films are inclusive:
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc One (1)
Feature A: THE BELLS (1926)
Feature B: JUGGERNAUT (1937)
Feature C: MR WONG, DETECTIVE (1938)
Disc Two (2)
Feature A: THE MYSTERY OF MR. WONG (1939)
Feature B: MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN (1939)
Feature C: THE FATAL HOUR (1940)
Disc Three (3):
Feature A: BRITISH INTELLIGENCE (1940)
Feature B: DOOMED TO DIE (1940)
Feature C: THE APE (1940)
Disc Four (4)
Feature A: DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947)
Feature B: SABAKA (1954)
Feature C: THE TERROR (1963)
Disc Five (5)
Feature A: MONDO BALORDO (1964)
Feature B: THE SNAKE PEOPLE (1968)
Feature C: DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH: TREASURE ISLAND (1960)
Feature D: BONUS 100 YEARS OF HORROR - BORIS KARLOFF
Hats off and thanks to Passport Video --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Passport Video where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 1622 mins on 5-DVD's ~ Passport Video ~ (9/11/2007)
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Frightfully terrible. This 4 disc collection is not the best of Karloff. The closet any box set has come is THE BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION. 4 of 5 flicks star Karloff during his Universal Pictures days at the height of his career. Universal's THE BORIS KARLOFF COLLECTION is a dismal tribute for this legendary actor. Many of the movies on this collection are throw aways or can be purchased seperately. 4 of the 5 delightful Mr. Wong films are included and if you are looking for this, just get the entire set that is in print. This is not to say there are not a few diamonds in the rough. THE GHOUL which was a loan out for MGM in England is very good but too reminiscent of THE MUMMY, but has enough chills to keep you watching. THE APE, a later film in career isn't bad either. The rest are basically cheap Poverty Row B movies. Excluding his FRANKENSTEIN AND MUMMY classics, there are others made during his peak that could be released as a box set. One film that is sorely missing is James Whale's grotesque but humor "THIS DARK OLD HOUSE", as well as many others. The price is right, the transfers are so-so as they were released by a small and cheap video company. So don't waste your money. THE GHOUL and THE APE as well as the WONG collection are readily available and better quality than this poorly assembled tribute.
It is amazing that a star of his stature did not make much money for his work. The most was $30,000! Lugosi fared worse with his highest earnings twice as small as Karloff. This may have been a great deal of money during the 30's but other stars were making more and were less popular than Karloff. A rip off--almost as much as this set.
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I love older horror movies and Karloff movies of any kind. This set promises to be a collecters dream. While some of these movies have been out for sometime, this is the first time for many of them to be released.
This is a very good cross section of Karloff's films and shows his range outside the horror movie vain. The "Mr. Wong" movies were always fun. This looks to be the one fans have been waiting for.
LONG LIVE KARLOFF!!!!
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