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Stills from “The Old Dark House” 1932 featuring Boris Karloff, Gloria Stuart, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by James Whale.
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Bandaged faces - wounded identities
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Phoenix / 2014 / dir. Christian Petzold
Goodnight Mummy (Ich seh ich seh) / 2014 / dir. Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz
The Face of Another (Tanin no kao) / 1966 / dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage) / 1960 / dir. Georges Franju
The Invisible Man / 1933 / dir. James Whale
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The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935, with Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff.
Frankenstein (1931)
Dir. James Whale
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
IMDb: An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
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Frankenstein director Whale turned J.B. Priestley’s novel “Benighted” into a nerve-jangling tale that became the template for all spooky-house chillers to come. Stranded travelers stumble upon a strange old house, and find themselves at the mercy of a highly eccentric and potentially dangerous family. This atmospheric thriller features an unforgettable post-Frankenstein horror role for Boris Karloff, as the hulking, disfigured butler Morgan. Also starring in early-career roles are Melvin Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart.
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“I was having lunch and James Whale (Frankenstein director) sent either the first assistant or maybe it was his secretary over to me, and asked me to join him for a cup of coffee after lunch, which I did. He asked me if I would make a test for him tomorrow. ‘What for?’ I asked. ‘For a damned awful monster!’ he said. Of course, I was delighted, because it meant another job, if I was able to land it. Actually that’s all it meant to me. At the same time I felt rather hurt, because at the time I had on very good straight makeup and my best suit - and he wanted to test me for a monster!”
— Boris Karloff, on being offered the role of Frankenstein’s monster
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