Spooks Run Wild is a 1941 film and the seventh film in the East Side Kids series, starring Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Bobby Jordan. Released in 1941, it was directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the series. Bela Lugosi (October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), was an [...]
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Oct 09The East Side Kids set out to fix up a house in the suburbs for Glimpy’s sister and her new husband. They find out the the neighbors are pretty spooky, including “The Man of a Thousand Horrors”, Bela Lugosi. This one has Ava Gardner in it. That’s always good.
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Oct 09Murder by Television is a 1935 mystery film starring Bela Lugosi, June Collyar and Huntley Gordon. Also known as The Houghland Murder Case (USA)
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Oct 09The Devil Bat (1940) is a black-and-white horror movie which was produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarbrough. The film stars the well known horror actor Bela Lugosi, along with Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O’Brien, Guy Usher, Yolande Mallott, and Donald Kerr.
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Sep 09Insurance salesman Albert Tuttle arrives at the Cyrus J. Rutherford estate to sell the millionaire some life insurance. Rutherford is already dead and his heirs have gathered at the mansion to hear the reading of the will. Rutherford’s will won’t be read until he is properly entombed and the heirs are forced to stay on [...]
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The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (a.k.a. The Phantom Ship) (1935) is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions and was directed by Denison Clift. The leading actor is Bela Lugosi. The action is the basis the history of the Marie Celeste (actually Mary Celeste). The ship was found floating near Portugal in [...]
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Sep 09A mad scientist, played by Bela Lugosi, finds himself in a strange situation whereby he must extract the bodily fluids of young virgin brides in an attempt to keep his aging wife (Elizabeth Russel) alive. He does this by using a poisoned flower corsage, which places the brides into a state of suspended animation. The [...]
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Sep 09The Society of the Black Dragons sends Bela Lugosi (Dr. Melcher) to transform 6 japanese into indentical likenesses of American industrialists forming a 5th column. This is at the behest of the Nazis. This film isn’t as good as British Intelligence (1940), but is sort of along the same lines as WWII was [...]
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Aug 09Sonya Rokoff acting as a representative of a European importing firm hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a Eurasian mad scientist who hates both whites and Asians, to ruin the tourist trade in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Rokoff soon realizes that Poten has become an unstoppable monster, beyond her control. Poten’s nefarious activities draw the attention of [...]
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Aug 09Frank Chandler had learned eastern magics from the Yogis in India and is now known as Chandu. He has the power to teleport, astral project, mesmerize, as well as project illusions. With these supernatural abilities he has been entrusted to “go forth with his youth and strength to conquer the evil that threatens mankind.”
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Aug 09White Zombie (1932) is an American horror film, first released on August 4, 1932. It was the first film to feature zombies, and is often described as the first zombie film.
The film was produced independently by minor silent film makers Edward Halperin and Victor Halperin, from a script by Garnett Weston. Victor Halperin directed, and [...] -
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Aug 09The Door with Seven Locks is a 1940 black-and-white British film, created and released shortly after the British Board of Film Censors lifted its mid-1930′s ban on the importation of supernatural-themed and horror genre films. Released in the United States by Monogram Pictures under the title Chamber of Horrors, it was the second Edgar Wallace [...]



