Tag Archives: Bela Lugosi
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Following the runaway success of Dracula (1931), Universal quickly arranged a follow-up vehicle for its new horror star. Bela Lugosi was reunited with producer Carl Laemmle, Jr. for Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), while the striking Hungarian also farmed … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 30's, Bela Lugosi, Edgar Allan Poe, gorilla, horror, John Huston, Karl Freund, Noble Johnson, Robert Florey, Sidney Fox
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Chandu the Magician (1932)
In The Spider (1931), Edmund Lowe (Dinner at Eight) portrayed Chatrand the Great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Its success led Lowe to take on the role of the similar (and similarly named) Chandu the Magician (1932), reuniting … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 30's, Action, astral projection, Bela Lugosi, Chandu, death ray, Edmund Lowe, Egypt, Fantasy, hypnotism, Irene Ware, Marcel Varnel, William Cameron Menzies, Yogi
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Double Feature: Dracula (1931)/Dracula (Spanish Version-1931)
This week Turner Classic Movies presented an in-theater event, a double feature of Dracula (1931) and the Spanish language alternate version (with a Spanish-speaking cast, filmed using the same sets). The screening I attended was almost empty, which was a … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Caligari
Tagged 30's, Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, horror, Universal Monsters, Vampire
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