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Dracula, Frankenstein 1938 Reissues Revive Universal Horror

October 27, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

1938 ad for Dracula and Frankenstein in Brooklyn

How Universal horror died in 1936, only to return after a Beverly Hills exhibitor paired Dracula and Frankenstein reissues at his theater in August 1938.

Filed Under: Notes & Quotes, Research Tagged With: 1938, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Dracula, Emil Umann, Frankenstein, Horror, reissues, Universal Horror

John Boles, Sinatra of the 30s and Elvis Presley of the Stone Age

November 4, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

John Boles 1930s 8x10 Movie Theater Handout Photo

John Boles appeared in Universal’s Frankenstein, three Shirley Temple films, and co-starred with many of Hollywood’s most beloved leading ladies. Do you remember him?

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: back street, Broadway, Frankenstein, Gloria Swanson, John Boles, rio rita, Shirley Temple, singers, stella dallas, the desert song

Dwight Frye’s Last Laugh – Before and Beyond Dracula and Frankenstein

October 18, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Dwight Fryes Last Laugh

Dwight Frye is legendary for his roles in the Universal horror classics Dracula and Frankenstein. The 1997 biography Dwight Frye’s Last Laugh chronicles the actor’s fast rise to surprising heights and even quicker fall.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, book review, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Frankenstein, gregory mank, Horror, james t coughlin, movie book reviews, Universal Horror

Talking Boris Karloff with Authorized Biographer Scott Allen Nollen

April 13, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

An interview about Boris Karloff with his authorized biographer, Scott Allen Nollen, author of Boris Karloff: A Gentleman’s Life. Includes several rare Karloff photographs.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Arsenic and Old Lace, Boris Karloff, film books, Frankenstein, interview, Sara Jane Karloff, Scott Allen Nollen

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing on a few dozen Hammer Horror Stills

February 10, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A little bit about my own exposure to Hammer films through my Dad’s continued love of them, plus a gallery of nearly 50 mostly Hammer Horror Still Photos featuring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing from their Dracula and Frankenstein hey day.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Christopher Lee, Dracula, Frankenstein, Hammer, Horror, Peter Cushing, still photos

Colin Clive in 3 movies not named Frankenstein

January 20, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Well, I bet you’ve seen at least two Colin Clive movies, haven’t you?  I swear, when I was a kid bitten by the monster madness which was the first seed of my current love of classic movies Colin Clive was bigger to me than Gable, Cagney, or any other leading man of the period.  C’mon, […]

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Birthdays, Bride of Frankenstein, Charles Boyer, Colin Clive, Frances Drake, Frankenstein, History Is Made at Night, Jane Eyre, Jean Arthur, movie collectibles, Virginia Bruce

Cheela the Ape stars in Captive Wild Woman with John Carradine

October 28, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

John Carradine

John Carradine’s first horror lead, “Captive Wild Woman” (1943) from Universal has definite roots in one of that company’s staples, the classic “Frankenstein” …

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, Brief Notes, Frankenstein, Horror, John Carradine, Movie Reviews, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Universal, Universal Horror

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