Rent Karloff at Columbia (1942)
3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
6h 40min
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- Synopsis:
One of the most recognisable faces in horror, Boris Karloff (or simply 'Karloff', as he was often billed) has been described as "to the horror movie what Fred Astaire was to the musical". Presented here are the six films he made for Columbia Pictures, a collaboration which produced some of Karloff's finest acting roles. In 'The Black Room', Karloff takes on a dual role as twin brothers in 19th century Europe. One of the twins inherits the family castle and suddenly the local women start disappearing…'The Man They Could Not Hang', 'The Man With Nine Lives', 'Before I Hang' and 'The Devil Commands' form the "Mad Doctor" cycle, a thematically linked series of films where Karloff always plays a doctor whose obsessions inevitably lead them to murder! And finally, 'The Boogie Man Will Get You' is a delightful parody of the "Mad Doctor" films, starring both Karloff and Peter Lorre. - Actors:
- Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, John Buckler, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Torben Meyer, John Beck, Daniel Joseph Bleifer, John Bleifer, Sidney Bracey, Egon Brecher, Carrie Daumery, Edwards Davis, Victor De Linsky, Abe Dinovitch, Von the Dog, Herbert Evans
- Directors:
- Roy William Neill, Nick Grinde, Edward Dmytryk, Lew Landers
- Producers:
- Wallace MacDonald, Colbert Clark
- Writers:
- Arthur Strawn, Henry Myers, Karl Brown, George Wallace Sayre, Leslie T. White, Harold Shumate, Robert Hardy Andrews, Milton Gunzburg, William Sloane, Hal Fimberg, Robert B. Hunt, Edwin Blum, Paul Gangelin
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/05/2021
- Run Time:
- 400 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'The Black Room', 'Before I Hang', and 'The Boogie Man Will Get You' with critic Kevin Lyons and author/historian Jonathan Rigby
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 'The Man With Nine Lives', and 'The Devil Commands' with author Stephen Jones and author / critic Kim Newman
- Extensive stills galleries for each film
- Karloff on the Radio-a selection of radio episodes starring Boris Karloff
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following Films:
- The Black Room
- The Man They Could Not Hang
- The Man With Nine Lives
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following Films:
- Before I Hang
- The Devil Commands
- The Boogie Man Will Get You
- Special Features
