Karloff, Dell, TV horror and more..... 4 4

[1950's war comics]

 Empire State Building 

[Gnasher]

     

There's no stopping him!

[Gnasher]

If the boot were on the other foot.....

[Gnasher]

  

I don't know why, but I always thought you got a model of Maxwell Smart. Can't remember seeing the car/track for sale this side of the pond! How about you @tv horror, any recollections?

Edited November 8, 2018 by Gnasher

[Gnasher]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-FRANKENSTEIN-Horror-Monster-Film-Movie-Debut-OPENING-WEEK1931-Newspaper-/392149311187?hash=it

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FRANKENSTEIN-Boris-Karloff-1st-Movie-REVIEW-Opening-DAY-w-Ad-1931-Newspaper-/392131397404?hash=item5b4c

A 1935 newspaper ad. 

[FoggyNelson]

On 11/6/2018 at 5:00 AM, Gnasher said:

Here's his original art for the Twilight Zone series in Gold Key....

     

This is a superbly done cover 

I am going to be on the lookout for one of these⁉️‼️‼️‼️

It is worthy of framing 👍‼️👍

[Gnasher]

1 hour ago, FoggyNelson said:

This is a superbly done cover 

I am going to be on the lookout for one of these⁉️‼️‼️‼️

It is worthy of framing 👍‼️👍

Yeah, it's pretty bold, I'm impressed with George Wilson's covers. Apparently, this is a self portrait on Twilight Zone #31.

    

[1950's war comics]

,... back when comics were genius 

Edited November 9, 2018 by 1950's war comics

[bronze johnny]

Quoted from an article I recently discovered in the Guardian and subsequently read about the legendary Peter Lorre (this after my again seeing The Beast with Five Fingers - inspiration for WPIX Chiller Theater?):

At the 1956 funeral of Bela Lugosi (with whom Peter Lorre had appeared along with Karloff in a 1940 haunted-house horror movie called You'll Find Out), Peter Lorre turned to Vincent Price and whispered: "Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart, just in case?"

Love to know what Karloff said in response to this? 😂 

[bronze johnny]

For those who don't know about one of the greatest television horror intros: Chiller Theater!

[Gnasher]

3 hours ago, bronze johnny said:

Quoted from an article I recently discovered in the Guardian and subsequently read about the legendary Peter Lorre (this after my again seeing The Beast with Five Fingers - inspiration for WPIX Chiller Theater?):

At the 1956 funeral of Bela Lugosi (with whom Peter Lorre had appeared along with Karloff in a 1940 haunted-house horror movie called You'll Find Out), Peter Lorre turned to Vincent Price and whispered: "Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart, just in case?"

Love to know what Karloff said in response to this? 😂 

Lorre performance in Fritz Lang's M where he plays the child murderer is one of my favourites ever on screen. He was a favourite of Hitchcock's too.

[bronze johnny]

2 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Lorre performance in Fritz Lang's M where he plays the child murderer is one of my favourites ever on screen. He was a favourite of Hitchcock's too.

M was also Lang's first talkie. Lorre was an incredible actor.

[Gnasher]

Some would say Ernestine had gone too far with her diet...

[Gnasher]

1 minute ago, bronze johnny said:

M was also Lang's first talkie. Lorre was an incredible actor.

Apparently Lang was incredibly cruel to Lorre, deliberately having several takes of him being thrown down stairs in the trial scene, to elicit the anger and frustration of the character. I think it was common practice then of the old school, silent directors to get a performance, much in the same way that Hitchcock did with Tippi Hedren in The Birds.

 

[bronze johnny]

3 hours ago, Gnasher said:

Apparently Lang was incredibly cruel to Lorre, deliberately having several takes of him being thrown down stairs in the trial scene, to elicit the anger and frustration of the character. I think it was common practice then of the old school, silent directors to get a performance, much in the same way that Hitchcock did with Tippi Hedren in The Birds.

 

Not my copy but love this cover with Lorre, Rathbone, and Price by the great Gogos. Classic cover imho:

[Gnasher]

1 hour ago, bronze johnny said:

Not my copy but love this cover with Lorre, Rathbone, and Price by the great Gogos. Classic cover imho:

I think he enjoyed doing the Corman productions. They were fun to watch.

[1950's war comics]

On 11/8/2018 at 5:16 AM, Gnasher said:

Maxwell Smart

As a young child i had a major crush on Agent 99 

 

[Gnasher]

4 hours ago, 1950's war comics said:

As a young child i had a major crush on Agent 99 

 

She was the only reason I watched it. 

[Gnasher]

Stones announce tour dates....

[1950's war comics]

who would have thought that Frankenstein boots would become popular ??

at least they will provide a good work out just to get from here to there with them on ,... all the more if one tries to go dancing with them