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Boris Karloff Movies
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Genres:
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Horror
Musical
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Allen Swift,
Gale Garnett,
Phyllis Diller,
Ethel Ennis,
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CONTAINS SPOILERSOn a small island off the coast of the Caribbean lives the famous Baron
Von Frankenstein in his castle filled with maniacal creations. Dr.
Frankenstein has concocted a new potion. It has th ability to eliminate
all matter. The Baron also had a big announcement to make, so he sent
out the invitations. He wished to tell all the members of the World
Wide Organizat...
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Genres:
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Horror
Musical
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Allen Swift,
Gale Garnett,
Phyllis Diller,
Ethel Ennis,
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CONTAINS SPOILERSOn a small island off the coast of the Caribbean lives the famous Baron
Von Frankenstein in his castle filled with maniacal creations. Dr.
Frankenstein has concocted a new potion. It has th ability to eliminate
all matter. The Baron also had a big announcement to make, so he sent
out the invitations. He wished to tell all the members of the World
Wide Organizat...
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Genres:
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Tallulah Bankhead,
Victor Borge,
Patty Duke,
Jack Gilford,
Sessue Hayakawa,
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"The Daydreamer" is a movie which I hadn't heard of before until I saw
it in the children's section of a movie store. I usually like
Rankin-Bass's other movies and TV specials, especially "Rudolph The Red
Nosed Reindeer" and "The Little Drummer Boy". Sure, the animation is
archaic compared to the 3D animation we know today, but most of thei...
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Genres:
Animation
Short
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is the ultimate Christmas tale of
greed, bitterness, but the ultimate moral of good and kindness of
people. Dr. Suess wrote this fine tale that is read and watched on TV
each year during the Christmas season. I think the reason why people
love this cartoon so much besides good memories is that fact that we
all need a good smile during the holiday...
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Genres:
Adventure
Starring:
Nino Marcel,
Boris Karloff,
Lou Krugman,
Reginald Denny,
June Foray,
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Being a Boris Karloff fan, this was like finding a rare old coin,
including
expecting a few flaws. My impression is that this is fairly obscure. He
must have been on a working-vacation in India 'cause his part is
supportive.
Others in the cast, too, are recognizable, albeit out-of-place. The
premise is that a maharaja is caring for an orphaned teen of lower caste.
The...
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Genres:
Comedy
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff,
Craig Stevens,
Helen Westcott,
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Whenever I see this I see it through Rose-tinted Spectacles: because I
first saw it as a kid nostalgia kicks in and all faults are forgiven.
There's quite a few of A&C's in that list, The Lost World (1960)
springs to my mind as a different another. It certainly helps because
in places this is laughably bad, but of course those bits were likely
thrown in just for the kid...
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Genres:
Comedy
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff,
Craig Stevens,
Helen Westcott,
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Whenever I see this I see it through Rose-tinted Spectacles: because I
first saw it as a kid nostalgia kicks in and all faults are forgiven.
There's quite a few of A&C's in that list, The Lost World (1960)
springs to my mind as a different another. It certainly helps because
in places this is laughably bad, but of course those bits were likely
thrown in just for the kid...
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Genres:
Comedy
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff,
Lenore Aubert,
Gar Moore,
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We have here the excellent slapstick performances of straight man
Bud
Abbott and comic genius Lou Costello,combined with the always
menacing
Boris Karloff,though here he is much more lighthearted of
course.Freddy
Phillips(Costello)is suspected of murder.Of course we all know he
didn't
do it,and the hilarious journey to the real killer begins from
there.
Whil...
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Genres:
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Helena Patockova,
Jaromir Sobotoa,
Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna,
Boris Karloff,
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(Review is of the Karloff narrated US release) A stop motion puppet
tale narrated by Boris Karloff.The story is framed by the story of a boy who is restricted by rules
and can't leave his home or the grounds of his house.As he falls asleep he dreams the Hans Christian Andersen tale.Its nicely animated in the puppet style that George Pal made a fortune
on as Puppet tunes and of the ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Danny Kaye,
Virginia Mayo,
Boris Karloff,
Fay Bainter,
Ann Rutherford,
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Genres:
Comedy
Mystery
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Marjorie Reynolds,
Grant Withers,
William Stelling,
Catherine Craig,
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Genres:
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Colin Clive,
Valerie Hobson,
Ernest Thesiger,
Elsa Lanchester,
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Their are few sequels that are superior to their predecessors, however,
Bride of Frankenstein not only equals it's masterful original prototype
Frankenstein (1931), but infinitely surpasses it in every way. Despite
the first films reputation as a classic, it's honestly not quite as
witty and is much too straightforward when being compared to much more
satirical, Bride o...
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Genres:
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Colin Clive,
Valerie Hobson,
Ernest Thesiger,
Elsa Lanchester,
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Their are few sequels that are superior to their predecessors, however,
Bride of Frankenstein not only equals it's masterful original prototype
Frankenstein (1931), but infinitely surpasses it in every way. Despite
the first films reputation as a classic, it's honestly not quite as
witty and is much too straightforward when being compared to much more
satirical, Bride o...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Starring:
Boris Karloff,
Zita Johann,
David Manners,
Arthur Byron,
Edward Van Sloan,
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Having recently seen the 1999 remake, I realized just how powerful
Karloff's
portrayal of Imhotep/Ardath Bey truly is. Without fancy effects or CGI,
without an $80,000,000 budget, with little more than dry-looking make-up,
a
doleful stare, and that wonderful, lisping voice, Karloff created a
monster
that will endure long after the rental copies of the remake have shed
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Genres:
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Drama
Starring:
Colin Clive,
Mae Clarke,
John Boles,
Boris Karloff,
Edward Van Sloan,
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A brilliant young scientist creates life from the dead but lives to
regret
it when his creation goes on the rampage.Though inevitably dated and primitive by modern standards, Frankenstein
remains a tremendously impressive film and a tribute to its still
somewhat
under-rated director, the eccentric Englishman James Whale.Where so many early talkies were static and wordy, Franken...
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Genres:
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Drama
Starring:
Colin Clive,
Mae Clarke,
John Boles,
Boris Karloff,
Edward Van Sloan,
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A brilliant young scientist creates life from the dead but lives to
regret
it when his creation goes on the rampage.Though inevitably dated and primitive by modern standards, Frankenstein
remains a tremendously impressive film and a tribute to its still
somewhat
under-rated director, the eccentric Englishman James Whale.Where so many early talkies were static and wordy, Franken...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Edward G. Robinson,
Marian Marsh,
H.B. Warner,
Anthony Bushell,
George E. Stone,
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In the early 1930's, seemingly, only Warner Brothers had the guts to
film this type of raw entertainment. Seen today, "Five Star Final"
seems to be ahead of its time! It is racy, daring, provocative and is
also a rough and tough expos...
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