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BELA LUGOSI/BORIS KARLOFF BELA LUGOSI/BORIS KARLOFF 8x10 OR search current auctions Auction History Result 5f1224 BELA LUGOSI/BORIS KARLOFF deluxe 7.25x9 still 1934 the screen villains are real life friends! Date Sold 10/24/2023Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Deluxe 7 1/4" x 9" [18 x 23 cm] Still (Learn More) Bela Lugosi was one of the top two horror actors from the 1930s (along with Boris Karloff) in movies such as Dracula, Island of Lost Souls, The Wolf Man, The Body Snatcher, and the Black Cat. His portrayal of Dracula was so memorable, that it caused movie makers to only want him to play similar roles, and in the minds of many horror fans, there is no other Dracula BUT Bela Lugosi! AND Boris Karloff was born in England in 1887. He moved to Canada at 21 and then the U.S., and he was a stage actor who appeared in a large number of silent movies, but with only limited success. In 1931, he was cast as Frankenstein's monster, and his enormous success in that movie over-shadowed the fine performances he turned in on Scarface (1932), The Lost Patrol (1934), and The House of Rothschild (also in 1934). He was typecast as a monster/horror movie star, and with few exceptions, that is all he played the remainder of his career. He had great roles in The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, and many others. He wore a huge amount of make-up in the Frankenstein movies and The Mummy, and he had health issues that made that even more uncomfortable, and so he later mostly played roles that did not require substantial make-up. In 1941 Karloff was offered the stage role of Jonathan Brewster (written specifically for him) in Arsenic and Old Lace, and he received a percentage of the profits. The film rights were sold to Warner Bros, who wanted Karloff to reprise his stage role, but he rightly thought appearing in the movie would hurt the play (and his profits) so he refused (which was a sound business decision, but robbed us of a great film portrayal!). The movie was filmed in late 1941, but the studio had agreed not to release it until the play finished its run, so it was not released until 1944 when the play finally ended after over 1,400 performances! Karloff is also well remembered for his great narration of Chuck Jones' great animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/4" x 9" [18 x 23 cm]. Also note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. The snipe on the back of the still refers to them about to be together again in The Raven, which is a 1935 movie, so we would think this is from 1934. However, we know that the image itself was taken in 1932, because we previously auctioned a different still from the same photo session that was released in 1932 (and that still sold for $1,250!). So it is possible that Universal reused this image in 1934, or it is just as possible that it is an original 1932 still that received a new snipe in 1934. Either way, it is certainly a wonderful still! Condition: good to very good. The still was trimmed around the edges, likely to fit a frame, but it is otherwise in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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