"“When the bats fly low and night’s in the sky, Universal Studios are at their best.” That’s how a critic in the 1930s described the magic of Universal monster movie. This was a genre that the studio essentially invented - enabling it to survive and thrive–and that led to cinematic classics that continue to influence entertainment of all kinds.Now, from Universal itself, comes a lavishly illustrated book that provides the words and image ..."
Showmanship(Illustrated) (Hardback) by Joe Jordan, BelaG. Lugosi Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2014 by Bearmanor Media ISBN-13: 978-1-59393-585-6, ISBN: 1-59393-585-4
No Traveler Returns The Lost Years of BelaLugosi (Hardback) by Gary D. Rhodes, Bill Kaffenberger Hardcover, 346 Pages, Published 2018 by Bearmanor Media ISBN-13: 978-1-62933-317-5, ISBN: 1-62933-317-4
Showmanship(Illustrated) The Cinema of William Castle by Joe Jordan, BelaG. Lugosi Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2014 by Bearmanor Media ISBN-13: 978-1-59393-584-9, ISBN: 1-59393-584-6
"Son of Frankenstein Basil Rathbone comes to Transylvania to inherit his father's estate in this second sequel to Frankenstein. The townspeople are suspicious, but young Frankenstein has no interest in reviving his father's work--until he discovers the monster hidden away in the castle, inert but very much intact and watched over by Ygor (Bela Lugosi), a sinister, snaggletoothed peasant with a broken neck. Convinced to revive the creatur ..."
"Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's Monster and Lon Chaney, Jr. as the cursed Wolf Man collide in one of the great classic horror films of the 1940s. Beginning as a moody chiller, director Roy William Neill sets the stage for an unforgettable clash. The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of mad scientist Patrick Knowles, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his noctu ..."
"Literary classics become screen horror classics when given the Lewton touch. Take the gothic romance of Jane Eyre reset it in the West Indies add the direction of Jacques Tourneur (Cat People) and the overriding terror of the living dead and you have I Walked with a Zombie. Frances Dee plays the nurse who witnesses the strange power of voodoo. Boris Karloff plays the title role in the Lewton adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Bo ..."
"Ninotchka (DVD)Garbo Talks! proclaimed ads when silent star Greta Garbo debuted in talkies. Nine years and 12 classic screen dramas later, the gifted movie legend was ready for another change. Garbo Laughs! cheered the publicity for her first comedy, a frothy tale of a dour Russian envoy sublimating her womanhood for Soviet brotherhood until she falls for a suave Parisian man-about-town (Melvyn Douglas). Working from a cleverly barbed s ..."
"Val Lewton, a famous RKO Radio Pictures producer, redefined the horror genre with low-budget, high-box office films. Now available are nine of these horror classics on DVD in the all new Val Lewton Horror Collection. Exclusive to the collection are a new documentary on the producer and 3 of the 9 films.DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Greg Mank with Simone Simon on Cat People and Curse of the Cat People, Kim Newman and Steve Jones on I Wal ..."
"For the first time ever the original Dracula film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic starring the renowned Bela Lugosi and three timeless sequels featuring such legendary actors as Lon Chaney Jr. John Carradine and others. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day.BONUS MATER ..."
"For the first time ever the original The Wolf Man film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic starring the renowned Lon Chaney Jr. and three timeless sequels featuring legendary actor Bela Lugosi and others. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day. System Requirements: Running ..."
"Includes the following movies, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Mexican Hayride Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Comin' Round the Mountain Lost in Alaska Abbott and Costello Go to MarsNOTE:There is a message on the title menu which states "flip the disc over to play the other two episodes.""
"For the first time ever, the original Frankenstein film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic, starring the renowned Boris Karloff, and four timeless sequels, featuring such legendary actors as Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day."
"Bela Lugosi stars as a vampire stalking the streets of World War II London when German bombing releases vampire Armand Tesla (Lugosi) from his grave. Aided by a werewolf named Andreas (Matt Willis) and opposed by Lady Jane (Frieda Inescort), who operates an asylum, Tesla goes in search of young ladies to supply him with blood."
"Universal Studios' Classic Monster Collection. Boxed set of 8 B&W, VHS tapes in sleeves. Contents: Karloff in "The Bride of Frankenstein" (B&W, 1 hr 20 mins); H.G. Wells' "The Invisible Man," with Gloria Stuart and Claude Rains (B&W, 1 hr 11 mins); "Creature from the Black Lagoon," with Richard Carlson and Julia Adams (B&W, 1 hr 19 mins); "The Mummy" with Boris Karloff (B&W, 1 hr 14 mins); "The Wolf Man" with Claude Rains (B&W, 1 hr 10 ..."
"Dracula Although there have been many screen versions of Bram Stoker's classic tale, none is more enduring than the 1931 original. Starring Bela Lugosi as the screen's most popular vampire Count Dracula, this version has now been remastered to feature a specially-composed musical score by world-renowned composer Philip Glass and performed by Kronos Quartet. Glass' music lends greater depth to an already timeless classic. Frankenstein B ..."
"Universal Pictures made a great deal of money from its monster movies in the 1930s. In the early '40s, the burlesque team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello kept the studio's coffers full. When the two franchises were combined in 1948, the result was another windfall--despite the apparent oil-and-water mix of subject matter. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was the first of these summit meetings, although the title is a misnomer. Actua ..."
"When Universal Pictures picked up the movie rights to a Broadway adaptation of Dracula, they felt secure in handing the property over to the sinister team of actor Lon Chaney and director Tod Browning. But Chaney died of cancer, and Universal hired the Hungarian who had scored a success in the stage play: Béla Lugosi. The resulting film launched both Lugosi's baroque career and the horror-movie cycle of the 1930s. It gets off to an atmo ..."
"Ah, those fun-loving Communists! In Ninotchka three Soviets make their way to Paris to sell off imperial jewels to raise money to buy tractors for the USSR. When Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire), former owner of the jewels, discovers what's happening, she deploys her lover Leon (Melvyn Douglas) to recover her gems. He starts a court proceeding while seducing the three bumbling Soviets with the luxuries of capitalistic life. The delay of ..."