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@rmoore16862 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad that we were fortunate enough to have Boris Karloff. He was such a good actor and I think he was a nice man too in real life.
@tracyyork14289 ай бұрын
Yes he was. Karloff was very well regarded by almost all of his Hollywood peers, and gracious to his fans.
@leebalmforth22695 жыл бұрын
The kind of movies i use watch when i was young on holiday in bed at night when it was cold and raining outside. Brings back good memories. Thank you
@plicketyplunk9 ай бұрын
I think we were separated at birth❤
@gabbysch26259 ай бұрын
Me too! 👍
@deborahleone43519 ай бұрын
ME THREE! 💜🙏👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌹
@jwlundgren5 жыл бұрын
Bela Lugosi sounds like a vampire no matter who he is playing. Love it.
@robrutt71295 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Lundgren Ygor
@SILENTLY94 жыл бұрын
so true .. knock ....12----123 ...just call me RED ......
@SILENTLY94 жыл бұрын
YES HE STILL IS A VAMPIRE ,,, HAAAAAA
@smotnick2 жыл бұрын
Master of the Hungarian drawl.
@johnmolina32842 жыл бұрын
That actually hurt his career later on.
@anthonybadzhaksizyan52735 жыл бұрын
Today They don't make horror movies with amazing actors like Lugosi and Karloff
@2ideas6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this film without a boat load of commercials from KZbin
@davidmillbank1087 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this movie. Just amazing. Fantastic writing, camera shots, and no gore. Thanks for posting.
@smotnick2 жыл бұрын
The fight scene looked pretty good for 1940 BUT then there is a huge disappointment with the climax which looks so fake and rushed. Along with the shooting of Spade"s partner in "The Maltese Falcon," it's one of the worst death scenes by shooting of that decade.
@blodwyndavies63955 жыл бұрын
Can't beat a good old Black and White with Karloff and Lugosi. Thanks for the upload.
@deebrown19026 жыл бұрын
As a child and young adult, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, were in so many, what were then, scary and on-the-edge-of-your-seat movies. It was great to see them 60 years later although I was not on the edge of my seat. Amazing how the picture, sound, camera workmanship and skill were very well-preserved, sharp, artistic and innovative in the filming. Thank you.
@scarygary-qq1pj10 ай бұрын
Lugosi was indeed great, but kind of campy and hammy. Karloff was more varied in his talents, but couldn't seem to avoid typecasting by producers & writers. His "Mr. Wong" series was awesome.
@williamleahy84786 ай бұрын
@@scarygary-qq1pj Colonel March was an excellent series, with Karloff as the good, wise, Scotland Yard Inspector.
@russellgrenning13175 жыл бұрын
What is there not to like about a movie from 1940 with Karloff and Lugosi?
@yolandajones97365 жыл бұрын
This was magnificent!!! They can never make movies like this again!!! Boris and Bela are superb actors 😁!!;
@geraldinekearney542 Жыл бұрын
Completely agree with you 100%
@HansDunkelberg110 ай бұрын
On the contrary! A brain transplantation so successful cannot appear as credible for the time in which the movie plays. It would have required a plot unfolding in the future. Then there is the major flaw of the professor mainly retaining his old knowledge although he has a completely new brain. So you're basically still dealing with a late specimen of the surreal plots of the 1920s, with a ridiculous attempt of suggesting a Frankensteinian operation via the new medium film - or worse.
@gabbysch26259 ай бұрын
👍
@gabbysch26259 ай бұрын
@@HansDunkelberg1🙄
@HansDunkelberg19 ай бұрын
@@gabbysch2625 Meaning what? My brain transplant currently does not work well enough to understand you.
@reaper0606709 ай бұрын
I LOVE THESE OLD 1930'S AND 1940'S B/W CLASSICS FROM universal studios..
@jeannehageman31985 жыл бұрын
I've watched every movie Karloff was in. He was the ultimate actor with a voice that I could listen to forever. Both he & Lugosi were magnificent actors! So happy these movies are still here to watch over & over....thank you!
@rba7562816 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie over 40yrs ago when I was a teenager. This is a great movie with a flair of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde. Thanks for this.
@RONWOLPA6 жыл бұрын
Scientifically absurd but highly entertaining, a very fine screenplay by Siodmak and remarkable acting by Stanley Ridges. Thanks for posting.
@SouthwestRanger8 жыл бұрын
Great Acting and one of my Late Father's favourites and he never cared for Horror Films
@TheUniversalFanatic8 жыл бұрын
Stanley Ridges should have received best actor award for his performance in this film.when I first saw this growing up in the 60's it took me a while to realize it was the same actor. Bravo Mr Ridges a perfect performance.
@dr.elizabethmartin71187 жыл бұрын
He was awesome, wasn't he, Fanatic?? Pitch-perfect, even to the separate accents in the "hicktown" where he taught, and in NYC where he killed. Really, the Brits are the finest of actors. cheers
@allengist38167 жыл бұрын
TheUniversalFanatic p
@raymondsteen53165 жыл бұрын
That's the best film performance that a character actor like Stanley Ridges ever pulled off.
@Batman86574 жыл бұрын
I just watched this for the first time and thought it was a whole different actor after his "transformation." Unbelievable acting. Karloff and Legosi are always great, but Stanley Ridges stole the movie.
@derekseven16478 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. The viewer never feels claustrophobic because the cinematographer shoots mostly wide and there are lots of exterior shots. Close-ups are only used for dramatic purposes. This technique is common in the horror genre.
@shirleypena41337 жыл бұрын
OMG, Sunny's apartment is DA BOMB!!! I especially love her hidden bar that opens up at the touch of a button!
@gabbysch26259 ай бұрын
She was caught up in a dangerous life though lucrative. Happens more often than is known.
@carolannpacificadam19444 ай бұрын
I love the retro
@lizlocher3612Ай бұрын
That is actually a GREAT movie, with Boris Karloff n Bela Lugosi heading up an entertaining n whimsical murder mystery!!! I enjoyed it to the VERY end!!!! Thank you for posting!!!
@brianhaskard10425 жыл бұрын
I just love how Kingsleys's hairstyle changed between his characters.
@undeadondine19773 жыл бұрын
I agree, that was pretty cool!
@dawnwilliams38658 жыл бұрын
Pretty good. I love these short black and white movies.
@warrenwilson48185 жыл бұрын
Just watched it again after a year or so. Even better. One of the Karloff greats. Thanks!
@wilde44458 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Mr. Karloff was a great surprise! He really was a sweet , intelligent, sophisticated, gentler man.
@heatherbowlan98225 жыл бұрын
Mary Wilder Yes you fine words , as if you took them right out of my mind , God bless you and you family! ❤️🇨🇦🙏🏽
@dennisday20495 жыл бұрын
Most killers expect people to believe that they are the neighbor next door. Not with standing, we all agree that Boris was one fine human being and escaped abortion from their mother.
@cotswoldcuckoo7755 жыл бұрын
And a great cricket fan too.
@heatherbowlan98225 жыл бұрын
Boris Karloff is such a very Hansom man !❤️🙏🏽🇨🇦
@antonyandrerenaissancearti9775 жыл бұрын
Heather Bowlan ...millennial has to use pictures to speak because they did not learn in school the way most have...become snowflakes and destroy people by accusations...
@geraldinekearney542 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely ❤️❤️❤️
@musicalme27 Жыл бұрын
Handsome
@martentrudeau69485 жыл бұрын
Some of these old movie like this one you can't beat, for well written stories and the best actors and actresses.
@chirelle.alanalooney86099 ай бұрын
This was a really great movie!! Thank you!!!
@vannburen9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this great film !
@lehnhardtdevonek.84799 жыл бұрын
vannburen THIS MOVIE IS GETTING GOOD!!!!
@yogi2.0577 жыл бұрын
WOW! Boris & Bela in the same movie. Don't miss this top-notch 1940 classic of Black Friday. Thanks Adam for this great find and upload for all.
@JEFFIE-jp6kj Жыл бұрын
they also made BLK CAT, RAVEN, INVISIBLE RAY together amng others, 8 in all
@scarygary-qq1pj10 ай бұрын
It was ECSTASY for me when I discovered "Tower of London" at a second-hand bookstore. Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone & Vincent Price together! If only it had also starred Bela Lugosi & Lon Chaney.
@jaimehudson76232 жыл бұрын
Thank-You for posting this! Svengoolie is showing it soon, on MeTV as well!
@beltycat54902 жыл бұрын
Coming up next Saturday
@Yippekiyeah10 ай бұрын
Good movie, such a joy to see a cast of so many veteran actors. Stanley Ridges played the professor. I looked up the movie and there are many excellent actors--so enjoyable. Thanks!😊
@irened.7 жыл бұрын
Bela Lugosi is just amazing in this film as the Hungarian cousin of Edward G. Robinson! Story (which I just made up now) has it that he and Humphrey Bogart traded each other for kicks, and Bogie landed in Return of Dr. X as the spook. And the other guy ain't bad either. What's his name? Stanley Ridges. Wonderful breakthrough performance. Bogie, Lugosi & Robinson, now that would have made some spectacular team! Thanks for the upload!
@alysononoahu87025 жыл бұрын
Nice fantasy.... Love them all
@warrenwilson48185 жыл бұрын
Third time for me. I'm sure I'll be watching again some day. Ridges is fantastic. Thanks again,
@arthurbb89372 жыл бұрын
It's great to see that Karloff and Lugosi kept working well after they were known for playing monsters and draculas. Couldn't really see their great talent playing monsters.
@None-zc5vg10 ай бұрын
Lugosi formed one of the first actors' unions back in Hungary ca. 1919, under a shortlived Communist regime. When the Communists were toppled, Lugosi had to skip off to the U.S..
@5809AUJG10 ай бұрын
Outstanding classic! Thank you!
@mjc11a7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great collection of classics. Sometimes its good to walk on the darkside.
@andrewstephenson1849 жыл бұрын
Magnificent!
@prakashghule28496 жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL MOVIE. THANKS A LOT.
@NYC19275 жыл бұрын
Love these old movies!!! So simple, fun and a quick roller coaster ride in an hours time. Funny though, the scene where he's choking the girl (59:59), how is she screaming if he's choking her? LOL!
@derekseven16479 жыл бұрын
A Superb performace by Stanley Ridges as Professor Kingsley / Red Cannon. This is a great Science Fiction / Noir motion picture.
@foreverengland13028 жыл бұрын
I was just gonna say that "say what's going on".?, In fact I had to rewind just to check it was actually the same person, thought his acting was wonderful. Love these old movies, and you never get that claustrophobic feeling if you understand what I mean.
@thebishop10957 жыл бұрын
Forever England: What did you mean by "that claustrophobic feeling" in a movie?
@chirelle.alanalooney86099 ай бұрын
Boris Karloff looks so distinguished, and high class, it's a shame he didn't make any more movies looking like this. I do think he was looking similar in the movie " The Black Cat."
@chirelle.alanalooney86099 ай бұрын
I do think it also had Bella Lugosi in that movie.
@nolawest51838 жыл бұрын
Nothin' better than Boris on a Friday afternoon! ~ Peace
@mikenewton4749 жыл бұрын
Anne Gwynne played the perennial Universal heroine, wide-eyed and innocent. Anna Nagel was also familiar to fans of Universal serials. She was the heroine in WINNERS OF THE WEST and the GREEN HORNET.
@guystaats61606 жыл бұрын
She was a BAD GIRL is this movie and "Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe", also 1940.
@robinaxeman7 жыл бұрын
This film is older than me by a year but it is a great film.Beats the modern ones
@ReservoirPunk9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this classic!
@lehnhardtdevonek.84799 жыл бұрын
+Jimmy Darmod Frankenstein MONSTER!
@MissLachine5 жыл бұрын
Loving the premise of this movie 💕
@purplepaisleypassion7 жыл бұрын
Terrific old film!!! Thanks for uploading!! i really enjoyed it.
@CosmeticsBeautyAndMaturity2nd6 жыл бұрын
I've been a Boris Korlof fan all my life and now middle aged I've seen many of the old classic horror/thrillers, I own the movie packs for years and now use KZbin for all of his series and shows. But this is one movie that didn't make any sense to me.
@praguhbis7 жыл бұрын
I don't need subtitles for old Hollywood movies. But I can't do avoid them in films nowadays.
@abisheldon52087 жыл бұрын
grateful for excellent video quality--thank you
@mikelipinski8683 жыл бұрын
According to Wiki, this is a science fiction, gangster psychological thriller. Boy, I like that idea.
@patrickoneill87075 жыл бұрын
Upset about the critical acclaim that Bela Lugosi received for his portrayal as Ygor in Son of Frankenstein (1939), Boris Karloff refused to ever play the monster again, or to appear in another film opposite Lugosi, unless he was the star with the most screen time. This explains why Karloff appropriated the doctor role that was written specifically for Lugosi in this, their next major film, leaving the Astro-Hungarian to play a minor, American gangster part, and forcing script changes to remove references to the doctor's past in Vienna, since Karloff spoke with a British accent. It also explains their final pairing, with Karloff securing maximum screen time in The Body Snatcher (1945), while having Lugosi relinquished to a "barely there" janitor role.
@barbram80015 жыл бұрын
Patrick, thank you, for that wealth of information. Boris, had a bit of egotism.
@m-c.b.32844 жыл бұрын
Hello, Patrick. As a Brit myself and if that was the case about Boris Karloff having a big ego then that isn't right. I think you respect your fellow film stars whether you like them or not. I don't think the late British actors, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would have egos if they worked with Bela Lugosi in films but a shame they didn't though as I hate some film stars having big egos as soon they become famous. #JustSaying!
@keiththompson-mg4yt9 ай бұрын
It's worth pointing out, in re: to The Body Snatcher, that Karloff was BRILLIANT in that role. It's rare to see anywhere an actor so fully embodying a role, any role; Karloff exudes personality and character throughout. So he fully deserved every second of screen time he got in that.
@kattalady81144 жыл бұрын
I love the exciting graphics openings of these old movies
@Baskerville228 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone think that putting a criminal's brain into a good man's body would "save" the good man's life. We are our brain's content.
@ronaldlevao82512 жыл бұрын
Boris later tells Red that he saved HIS life by giving him the English professor's body. Good thing Jekyll and Hyde don't compare notes in this one!
@ralphscarpato21154 жыл бұрын
I guess some of you know that Karloff was originally slated to play Red with Lugosi in Karloff's part. The director wasn't satisfied with Karloff's performance as Red. So Ridges was brought in, Karloff was given Lugosi's role and Lugosi was demoted to his gangster part.
@ChristopherScottDixon7 жыл бұрын
TY for the upload, a fine movie :-)
@montgomerypython3165 жыл бұрын
Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, what more do you need in a vintage film?
@StevenTorrey8 жыл бұрын
Really quite good!
@56bluegold3 жыл бұрын
Great movie. Thanks for posting it !
@BaileyMJMNo98 жыл бұрын
Great old B&W movie! Thanks for posting! :-)
@bumblebeemoi8 жыл бұрын
Kane was Paul Fix who was Sheriff Mica in The Rifleman!
@MayorMcCheeseStalker5 жыл бұрын
And Devore was Raymond Bailey, aka Milburn Drysdale on "The Beverly Hillbillies"!!
@raymondsaquet29225 жыл бұрын
Phil Bourdon: Paul Fix was also a supporting actor in almost every John Wayne movie ever made.
@warrenwilson48187 жыл бұрын
I agree, truly great performance!
@billperspic24795 жыл бұрын
Karloff, lugosi, and Vincent Price . The best...
@alysononoahu87025 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@Whatt787Ай бұрын
$500,000 in 1940 is the same as $11,000,000 today
@NancySanders-om4ic18 күн бұрын
A good horror movie,and well acted by all involved. Brain transplantation,I have no doubt,has already been " in the works" by the " Powers that BE." Thank you,for showing this movie.
@alisiaj33227 жыл бұрын
Great Movie!
@Mummy1952x6 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT.MANY THANKS.
@emmettecraft9 жыл бұрын
Awesome movie. Thanks.
@michelleelks48164 жыл бұрын
I really like this movie, mainly because i really love Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. But i thought it was sad because of how torturous it was to the professor. He was so sweet, smart, and kind, gets a new teaching job, gets hit in the road, major brain transplant surgery, his own mind mixed with a ganster's, becomes completely confused, has breakdowns, gets better, then is shot and killed. WOW, that was a mouthful, and trajedous!
@josephmacdonald83389 ай бұрын
Trajedous. Word of the day.
@MissLachine5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting it for us 😀
@andyyelbid3 ай бұрын
Looking forward to this, more importantly thankyou so much for your podcasts, the research and production are supurb and I have reccomended them so often people think I have shares, The Warners story amd hitchcock episodes are just brilliant,
@helenm21697 жыл бұрын
brilliant
@lengasparini29186 жыл бұрын
Karloff and Lugosi: the demonic duo.
@shaun59444 жыл бұрын
Thank you AR, great film, I've liked and subscribed 👍
@jamesd.lethgo6988 Жыл бұрын
THIS IS A GREAT AND UNDER APPRECIATED FILM THIS ONE IS AWESOME.
@eddancer13818 жыл бұрын
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving HA HA Great classic movie with 2 stars who play in horror movies. Thanks for the upload Adam Roche. Ed
@elvinposey52516 жыл бұрын
One of my fav Karloff Lugosi movies even though Lugosi isn't in it much he playsthe part to the most as he always does. Karloff is his usual mad scientist nothingnew but good. Ridges plays the part of the professor turned gangster as good ashe did in Phantom Speaks which I think is a awesome movie. Too bad someone doesn't post that movie. I have on vhs and it's worn out. but this is a great movie.
@Alan-rh1el10 ай бұрын
Karloff and Lugosi that's all i needed to see thanks for posting.
@nancycatania776310 ай бұрын
Cool movie! Love Boris Karloff. Thanks for sharing!
@cweissable5 жыл бұрын
I really liked this movie, great story!
@gerryvee81268 жыл бұрын
This movie has always bothered me, I'm sure in the 1940's they knew that the seat of personal identity was the brain.
@virtualgrace2515 жыл бұрын
You need an intro in your description so people know what it's basically about, and what genre it is.
@TS-12678 ай бұрын
A Jolly Good Heads-Up on The 'Universe of Horrors'.... Splendiferous Indeed 🏴🥂🖖
@jeffprata70476 жыл бұрын
Great movie!!!!
@SILENTLY97 жыл бұрын
Loretta Jenkins was also in this old movie , she was the RN , i was in this movie as Red Cannon '''
@cornelieusfields47357 жыл бұрын
Ya i am Red too . Now that i seen the movie
@youleftyourgoogleaccopenon54714 жыл бұрын
These old movies are the best! I love when the doctors smoke!
@ChristopherSitar11 ай бұрын
I remember people smoking in hospital waiting rooms in the 70's
@myrawinton9 ай бұрын
A must see movie! Handsome Boris Karloff and the unmistakable Bela Lagosi and other great actors . They will provide you with great entertainment in an unusual thriller. Most enjoyable!
@pops19815 жыл бұрын
Another great Boris and company film. Thanks so much for posting.
@violettedamian88775 жыл бұрын
vey good movie! Thanks Adam Roche!
@Whatt787Ай бұрын
Classic Boris movie, fun to watch
@herablanche7256 Жыл бұрын
Oh wow this movie was a shout! Thoroughly enjoyed it!!!
@auletjohnast036383 жыл бұрын
I WAS CONFUSING THIS MOVIE WITH 'BLACK SABBATH' WHICH WAS SET IN A DIFFERENT ERA, ALSO STARRING BORIS KARLOFF.
@kwasimensah60132 жыл бұрын
A doctor giving his patient a CIGARETTE, in the room!
@ChristopherSitar11 ай бұрын
A nice 4 finger glass of scotch would have been nice too
@johnderham28295 жыл бұрын
So nice to watch an old film that is crystal clear love Boris,1887 1969
@barbram80015 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MrSkippydevereaux2 жыл бұрын
Raymond Bailey portrayed Louis DeVore--Raymond Bailey was best known as Mr. Drysdale on "The Beverly Hillbillies"!!!
@user-fq6yu6ys9j2 ай бұрын
Two great stars karloff. And lugosi ❤❤❤❤❤
@DavidRice111 Жыл бұрын
@19:02, he recites a line from Lord Tennyson's "The Brook".
@flu42o6 жыл бұрын
What happened to all the money?!
@frankwilson71467 жыл бұрын
I always have loved this movie. kind of a twist on the Dr.Jekyll and mr.Hyde story.
@martinepstein33327 жыл бұрын
Silly but enjoyable
@vidimur19776 жыл бұрын
Why is silly for you? The story is very credible in science fiction realm and the urban crime context is very realistic. After all, the mind rules the body as unquestionable truth.
@erjatikka30295 жыл бұрын
What an amazing surgery, even his hair colour changes lol. Great movie!