Karloff was an actor most famous for his role as the monster in Frankenstein (1931). He is an iconic horror star and, as such, his movies are often viewed at Halloween.
Bela Lugosi was the first actor and the first dracula movie (not counting nosferatu) was in 1931 and was a universal production, he set the look of dracula the voice and everything, another famous horror actor back then was boris karloff who played the original Frankenstein, he played the monster. now heres something funny Bela lugosi was offered the role of Frankenstein but declined it, then later a movie was made dracula vs Frankenstein, something like that, either way it was Bela Lugosi who declined the role of the monster in the original and ended up playing him in Frankenstein vs dracula (or something like that =)
The cast of Sous les verrous - 1931 includes: Oliver Hardy Boris Karloff as Le Tigre Stan Laurel
Bram Stoker's Dracula grossed $215,862,692 worldwide.
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
The first "Frankenstein" was released in 1931. It starred Boris Karloff as the monster.
How to Make a Monster Costume. The classic image of the Frankenstein monster was defined by Boris Karloff's appearance in the 1931 movie "Frankenstein.
Henry Frankenstein was played by Colin Clive.
Boris Karloff's first horror movie was Bells (1926). Frankenstein (1931) is probably his most memorable horror movie. In fact, Karloff's "Frankenstein" appears on a 32-cent USA postage stamp that was issued in 1997 and again on a 37-cent USA postage stamp that was issued in 2003. His monster's image is also featured on a set of Hollywood classic-horror stamps issued by the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Karloff was an actor most famous for his role as the monster in Frankenstein (1931). He is an iconic horror star and, as such, his movies are often viewed at Halloween.
Bela Lugosi was the first actor and the first dracula movie (not counting nosferatu) was in 1931 and was a universal production, he set the look of dracula the voice and everything, another famous horror actor back then was boris karloff who played the original Frankenstein, he played the monster. now heres something funny Bela lugosi was offered the role of Frankenstein but declined it, then later a movie was made dracula vs Frankenstein, something like that, either way it was Bela Lugosi who declined the role of the monster in the original and ended up playing him in Frankenstein vs dracula (or something like that =)
The cast of Sous les verrous - 1931 includes: Oliver Hardy Boris Karloff as Le Tigre Stan Laurel
He wasn't always cast as a monster. On House of Frankenstein he played a scientist. An evil one, sure, but Glen Strange played Frankenstein's monster in that movie. Karloff's big break came from playing the monster in the 1931 Frankenstein, and since he was famous for his role in a horror movie he continued to be cast in horror movies.
Count Dracula
1.) Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 2.) Dracula or Count Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi
Bram Stoker's Dracula grossed $215,862,692 worldwide.
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky