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Tag Archives: boris karloff
3 things about Peter Bogdonovich’s TARGETS
Targets [1968] 1. Blue ink on the check for his new gun, blue house, blue hand-towel, blue paper towels. 2. “Hardly ever missed, did I?” 3. The “good guy with a gun” who who isn’t of much use. 3 other … Continue reading
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3 things about Edgar G. Ulmer’s THE BLACK CAT
The Black Cat [1934] 1. Abstract radio dial. 2. Narcotic sleepwalking. 3. Intact chartroom. 3 other things.
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3 things about Karl Freund’s THE MUMMY
The Mummy [1932] 1. An elegant nightclub in Cairo. 2. “Excuse me, I dislike being touched. An Eastern prejudice.” 3. Offscreen disintegration. 3 other things.
3 things about James Whale’s THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
The Bride of Frankenstein [1935] 1. “Do you like gin? It is my only weakness.” And then later: “Have a cigar. They are my only weakness.” 2. Sleeping archbishop. 3. Scream, hiss. 3 other things.
3 things about Edgar G. Ulmer’s THE BLACK CAT
The Black Cat [1934] 1. A selection of knives laid out neatly across his desk. 2. Supernatural baloney. 3. Vitrines of dead women.
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3 things about Karl Freund’s THE MUMMY
The Mummy [1932] 1. Glowing pinspot lights on the eyes. 2. Trailing bandages, unhinged laughter. 3. Female deity Isis to the rescue.
3 things about Rowland V. Lee’s SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
Son of Frankenstein [1939] 1. Giant carved boar’s head under the balustrade. 2. “Because I stole bodies … they said.” 3. He rips his arm from its socket. Again.
3 things about Robert Wise’s THE BODY SNATCHER
The Body Snatcher [1945] 1. Euphemism: “resurrectionalist.” 2. The corpse keeps falling forward and Fettes has to make adjustments. 3. “We medicals have a better way than that. When we dislike a friend of ours, we dissect him.” Karloff smiles.
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