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The Old Dark House [DVD](1932) DVD A classic mix of thrills, scares and laughs from "Frankenstein" director James Whale in which six travelers seek refuge from a storm in a decrepit mansion in Wales, only to be frightened by the creepy, eccentric family living there (especially hideously scarred butler Boris Karloff). With Charles Laughton, Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary by Stuart; interview; photo gallery. Frankenstein (75th Anniversary Edition) [DVD](1931) DVD One of the all-time chillers. Boris Karloff became a screen legend for his portrayal of the monster brought to life by mad scientist Colin Clive. With Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan; restored version contains scenes not shown since the film's original release (how did that girl get in the lake?). 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish. Two-disc set. The Mummy [DVD](1932) DVD Karloff is mesmerizing as the 3,700-year-old mummy brought to life when his tomb is uncovered by archeologists. He then sets out in a bloody path of vengeance while searching for his reincarnated lover. Edward Van Sloan, David Manners and Zita Johann co-star; Karl Freund directs. 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer; biographies; filmographies. The Ape (1940)/British Intelligence [DVD](1940) DVD Boris Karloff is a scientist experimenting with a cure for spinal disease: the transfusion of an ape's spinal fluid into humans. The result: monsters, shocks and screams. Then, taut suspense and a sinister performance by Boris Karloff, as a German spy posing as a butler in the British War Office, highlight this film about a plot to bomb the English cabinet. A remake of "Three Faces East," with Margaret Lindsay. 128 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer. The Bells [DVD](1926) DVD Silent melodrama of murder and guilt in a small European village stars Lionel Barrymore as the town's burgomeister, who harbors a murderous secret, and Boris Karloff as the sinister-looking mesmerist who may uncover Barrymore's crime. Along with the restored and tinted print, this disc also includes Rene Clair's 1923 experiment in cinematic surrealism, "The Crazy Ray." 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. Lured [DVD](1947) DVD After her friend falls victim to a serial killer prowling the streets of London, American showgirl Lucille Ball agrees to work with Scotland Yard inspector Charles Coburn and serve as a decoy to trap the murderer. Glossy thriller from director Douglas Sirk also stars Boris Karloff and George Sanders as a dress designer and nightclub owner, respectively, who are among the prime suspects. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Boris Karloff Double Feature [DVD] DVD Includes "Mr. Wong, Detective" and "The Fatal Hour." Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Destination Nightmare [DVD](1958) DVD A further trip into terror awaits, as Boris Karloff hosts this compilation of stories from his early TV entry "The Veil": "What Happened to Peggy," starring Denise Alexander, Olive Blakeney and Frances O'Farrell; "Girl on the Road"; "The Return of Madame Vernoy," with George Hamilton; and "Destination Nightmare," starring Karloff. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Jack The Ripper [DVD](1958) DVD Third in a series of feature-length compilations from a British TV series made by Boris Karloff, who hosts and stars in each episode. A man witnesses a killing but can't prove it in "The Murder That Never Happened"; a missing will holds the key to saving a farm in "Where There's a Will"; and get a killer's-eye view of England's most famous criminal in "Jack the Ripper." 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Fear Chamber (Chamber Of Fear) [DVD](1972) DVD The King of Horror, Boris Karloff, stars in this terror tale of a mad scientist who needs the blood of frightened women to feed to a living rock creature. With Carlos East, Julissa. AKA: "The Torture Zone," "The Torture Chamber." 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; audio commentary. The Ape [DVD](1940) DVD Boris Karloff is a scientist experimenting with a cure for spinal disease: the transfusion of an ape's spinal fluid into humans. The result: monsters, shocks and screams. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. Plays All Regions. Dance Of Death [DVD](1968) DVD A group of greedy relatives gathered to claim their inheritance, harmless musical toys that become mechanical monsters, and the legendary Boris Karloff are the elements of this Mexican-made shocker. With Andres Garcia, Julissa. AKA: "House of Evil," "Macabre Serenade." 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. British Intelligence [DVD](1940) DVD Taut suspense and a sinister performance by Boris Karloff, as a German spy posing as a butler in the British War Office, highlight this film about a plot to bomb the English cabinet. A remake of "Three Faces East," with Margaret Lindsay. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions. The Snake People [DVD](1968) DVD Zombies, an evil dwarf, a reptile woman, and scientist-turned-voodoo priest Boris Karloff turn up the terror on a South Pacific island. With Carlos East, Julissa. AKA: "Isle of the Snake People," "Cult of the Dead," "Isle of the Living Dead," "Cult of the Damned." 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. The Ghoul [DVD](1933) DVD Boris Karloff's first starring film role in his native England, and Britain's first true horror feature, was this long-lost tale of a famed Egyptologist who returns from the dead to wreak vengeance on the thieves of a sacred jewel. With Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, and the screen debut of Ralph Richardson. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish. The Devil Commands [DVD](1941) DVD Rarely seen and eerily effective sci-fi/horror shocker stars Boris Karloff as a scientist who, after his wife is killed in an auto accident, becomes obsessed with developing a machine for communicating with the dead. Anne Revere, Amanda Duff and Richard Fiske also star. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer. The Man Who Changed His Mind (The Man Who Lived Again) [DVD](1936) DVD One of Karloff's best mad scientist roles was in this British melodrama, about a deranged inventor with a matter transfer machine he uses to switch men's brains from one body to another. With Anna Lee, John Loder, Cecil Parker; directed by Robert Stevenson. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Juggernaut [DVD](1937) DVD Unusual crime drama stars Boris Karloff as a doctor, forced to give up his research for lack of funds, who gets an offer of money from a millionaire's wife...if he'll help her murder her husband. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions. Sabaka [DVD](1955) DVD Exciting adventure film in the style of "Jungle Book" about an Indian elephant boy who searches for the human sacrificial cult that killed his parents. Nino Marcel, Boris Karloff, Victor Jory and June Foray star. AKA: "The Hindu." 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions. Voodoo Island (1957)/The Four Skulls Of Jonathan Drake [DVD](1960) DVD First, "Voodoo Island" stars Boris Karloff as a professional debunker hired by a wealthy land developer to prove that the remote Pacific island he just purchased is free from any supernatural goings-on. But Karloff finds himself hip-deep in trouble after encountering a tribe of vicious savages and a carnivorous plant. Beverly Tyler, Elisha Cook, Jr. co-star. And, after his brother literally loses his head, Jonathan Drake realizes that his family is in the grip of an ancient South American curse--and he's the next victim. "The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake" stars Eduard Franz, Paul Wexler, Valerie French. 148 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish. The Man With Nine Lives [DVD](1940) DVD Offbeat sci-fi tale stars Boris Karloff as a scientist who develops a cancer cure that involves placing the patient in a state of suspended animation and treating him or her with his controversial new serum. Accidentally frozen along with a group of test subjects, Karloff is thawed out years later, only to learn that his miracle drug has long been lost, driving him to the brink of madness in an attempt to make another batch. With Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers, Wally Wales. AKA: "Behind the Door." 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Japanese, French. Boris Karloff Classics [DVD] DVD Two-disc set includes "The Ghoul" (1933), "The Ape," "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome," and "The Terror" (1963). TV Guide Horror Classics: The Ape (1940)/The Ghoul [DVD](1933) DVD In "The Ape," Boris Karloff is a scientist experimenting with a cure for spinal disease: the transfusion of an ape's spinal fluid into humans. The result: monsters, shocks and screams. Then, Karloff's first starring film role in his native England, and Britain's first true horror feature, was in "The Ghoul," the long-lost tale of a famed Egyptologist who returns from the dead to wreak vengeance on the thieves of a sacred jewel. With Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, and the screen debut of Ralph Richardson. 135 min. total. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer. The Boris Karloff Collection [DVD] DVD Boris Karloff is an ailing scientist who gets abducted by a gang of thieves who want to get their hands on his latest invention: a device that neutralizes burglar alarms, in "Night Key" (1937). Jean Rogers co-stars. The bloody reign of King Richard III is chronicled in "Tower of London" (1939), with Basil Rathbone as the crippled monarch who eliminates all rivals with the help of bald, clubfooted executioner Karloff. A young Vincent Price also stars. "The Climax" (1944) has Karloff as a Paris Opera House physician obsessed with a beautiful singer he believes to be the reincarnation of the star he murdered years earlier. Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story, "The Strange Door" (1951) stars Charles Laughton as a 17th-century nobleman who i Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection [DVD] DVD Mary Shelley's man-made monster is the focus of this two-disc boxed set. Boris Karloff is unforgettable as the creature who comes to life, takes a mate (briefly), and terrorizes his master's scion in "Frankenstein" (1931), with Colin Clive and Mae Clarke; "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), co-starring Clive and Elsa Lanchester; and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939), with Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi as Ygor. Then, Lon Chaney, Jr. portrays the monster in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942), co-tarring Lugosi; and mad doctor Karloff must deal with Chaney's Wolf Man, John Carradine's Count Dracula, and Glenn Strange as the monster in "House of Frankenstein" (1945). 6 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Island Monster (1953)/Chamber Of Fear (Fear Chamber) [DVD](1972) DVD King of Horror Boris Karloff stars in a pair of offbeat shockers. First, Italian narcotics smuggling ring leader Karloff must flee from the authorities, taking a government agent's young daughter hostage, in "Island Monster." With Franca Marzi, Patrizia Remiddi. AKA: "Monster of the Island." Next, Boris plays a demented scientist who needs the blood of frightened women to feed to a living rock creature that dwells inside a volcano in "Chamber of Fear," co-starring Carlos East and Julissa. AKA: "Fear Chamber," "The Torture Zone." 178 min. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono; featurette. Dubbed in English. |
