Arsenic and Old Lace was a Broadway show that ran from January 10, 1941 until June 17, 1944, with a total of 1,444 performances.
Tag: Boris Karloff
The Sorcerers, 1967
An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts. (IMDb)
Boris Karloff’s Guacamole Recipe
For Cinco De Mayo this year, I think I’m going to try Boris’ guacamole…
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Based on a character in John Dickson Carr’s The Department of Queer Complaints, Boris Karloff plays detective Colonel March. In this 26 episode television series we find Colonel March solve “unsolvable” mysteries. Being only 30 minutes long the mysteries don’t go very deep and in in the case of at least one episode, had a very “Scooby Doo” vibe to it. As of this writing it is available on TUBI
The role of Colonel March allowed Boris, then age 65, to go back to England to go into semi-retirement and visit old friends.
Boy’s Cinema, April 2, 1938
Ghoul, 1933
Boris Karloff stars in this British horror film, where he plays the part of Prof. Henry Morlant, a dying Egyptologist who purchased “The Eternal Light” a rare Egyptian artifact, where if placed in the hand of Anubis after death, would grant the owner immortality. Naturally, everyone in the film wants the artifact for themselves, but patiently waited until the eccentric professor had passed away. After an elaborate burial, Morlant rises from the dead to retrieve his stolen jewel!
Original British movie poster
Night Key, 1937
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies. (IMDb.com)
Poster for the 1954 re-release byRealart
Happy Birthday Boris!
Boris Karloff November 23, 1887- February 2, 1969
Photo used on the March 15, 1968 issue of LIFE Magazine, celebrating 150 years of Frankenstein
Comedy of Terrors
Two unscrupulous undertakers (Vincent Price & Peter Lorre) find they are about to be evicted by their landlord (Basil Rathbone) for being a year late on rent. In order to drum up business, the dastardly duo sneak into the house of a wealthy elderly man, but when the bill comes due, his young widow skips town with the inheritance. When they set out to repeat the process, they receive a message from the landlord that the money was due in the morning. So they set off to kill two birds with one pillow. Unfortunately the landlord is harder to kill than expected. Continue reading “Comedy of Terrors”
Boris Karloff as the Invisible Man?
Before Claude Rains was given the role of the Invisible Man, Boris Karloff was designated to be the titular character, but a contract dispute forced Karloff out of the picture.
