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" Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : "
Gregory William Mank.
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BL
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1015021
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b769391
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Karloff and Lugosi
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Mank, Gregory W.
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Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together /\ Gregory William Mank.
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Co., Publishers,, 2009.
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1 online resource (viii, 685 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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0786454725
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0786434805
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9780786434800
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-669) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; 1. "I Created My Own Monster!"; 2. In the Hall of the Mountain King; 3. The Friendly Panther; 4. The Strangest Passion; 5. "A Death Mask of a Monster"; 6. Jimmy; 7. Billy; 8. "I Owe It All to Dr. Frankenstein's Jolly Old Monster!"; 9. Booby Prize; 10. 1932; 11. KARLOFF the Uncanny in The Mummy; 12. Wives, Rivals, London, The Screen Actors Guild, John Ford, Broadway, Walt Disney and Others; 13. "Improper Faces"; 14. The Film Stars Frolic; 15. Gift of Gab and Other Curiosities; 16. 1935; 17. The Rivals; 18. "Unsubtle Acting."
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19. "They Were Both Totally Darling!"20. Limbo Approaches; 21. Horrible, Horrible Men; 22. Monster Eve; 23. "All the Demons of Hell"; 24. Feathering the Nest; 25. "Stanley Ridges and Karloff "; 26. "Their Royal Slynesses"; 27. Arsenic and Old Lace; 28. "Toneless Voice and Mr. Potato Head Features"; 29. Universal Production # 1279; 30. 1943-New Work, New Rivals; 31. 1944; 32. The Body Snatcher; 33. Unholy Three; 34. 1946-1947; 35. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein; 36. 1949-1953; 37. The Film That Never Was; 38. "The Greatest Pain in the World"; 39. The Last Bride of Dracula.
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40. Dracula's Revenge-and Death41. Karloff 's Last Act; 42. The Myth and the Rivalry; Appendix 1.; Appendix 2.; Appendix 3.; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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"This book examines the Golden Age of Hollywood, the era in which both stars worked, recreates the shooting of Lugosi and Karloff's mutual films, examines their personal relationship and analyzes their ongoing legacies. Features include a filmography of the eight Karloff and Lugosi films, color inserts of the eight movie posters, and more than 250 photographs"--Provided by publisher.
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Karloff, Boris,1887-1969.
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Lugosi, Bela,1882-1956.
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Karloff, Boris,1887-1969.
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Lugosi, Bela,1882-1956.
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Horror films-- History and criticism.
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Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Horror films.
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Acting Auditioning.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.4302/80922
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PN2287.K25M36 2009eb
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