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Boris Karloff: Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

October 20, 2022 By Joi

Boris Karloff, Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

Boris Karloff, Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

As I’ve often confessed, my love for behind the scenes pictures knows no limits. I am completely and joyfully obsessed with them and, let me tell you, Boris Karloff NEVER disappoints. There’s just something extraordinary about his behind the scenes presence.

This “on set” photo from The Bride of Frankenstein is one of my favorites. What a mood!

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd or Blu-ray or watch the classic horror on Prime Video.


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Boris Karloff and James Whale on the Set of The Bride of Frankenstein

October 19, 2022 By Joi

Boris Karloff and James Whale The Bride of Frankenstein

Boris Karloff and James Whale, The Bride of Frankenstein

While we give the wonderful Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester their due credit for the brilliance of The Bride of Frankenstein, we need to always remember to mention the name of its brilliant director James Whale. He’s also the director responsible for Frankenstein (1931).

(About Boris Karloff) “His face fascinated me. I made drawings of his head, adding sharp bony ridges where I imagined the skull might have joined.” ~ James Whale

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd or Blu-ray or watch the classic horror on Prime Video.


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James Whale, Ernest Thesiger, and Elsa Lanchester: Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

October 18, 2022 By Joi

Director James Whale and Ernest Thesiger on the set of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935).

Director James Whale and Ernest Thesiger (“Dr. Pretorius”)

One of the most popular and beloved classic horror movie is the 1935 The Bride of Frankenstein, directed superbly by James Whale. Whale also directed Frankenstein (1931) , The Old Dark House (1932) and The Invisible Man (1933). He clearly had a wonderful feel for the genre.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd or Blu-ray or watch the classic horror on Prime Video.


Elsa Lanchester - Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

Elsa Lanchester –  The Bride of Frankenstein

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Beautiful Valerie Hobson, The Bride of Frankenstein Promotional Picture

September 5, 2022 By Joi

Valerie Hobson and Boris Karloff

Valerie Hobson and Boris Karloff, The Bride of Frankenstein

Actress Valerie Hobson was born in Ireland in 1917. She was married to John Profumo from 1954 to her death in 1998. Their youngest son, David Profumo (Amazon link), wrote “Bringing the House Down.” It dealt with the British scandal his father caused in 1963.

Valerie’s filmography is a colorfully entertaining one with films that include The Bride of Frankenstein, Great Expectations, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and Werewolf of London.

The wonderful picture of Valerie Dobson and Boris Karloff, above, is from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), as is the promotional picture below.

She truly was a great beauty!

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein (Amazon link) on dvd or Blu-ray or watch the legendary horror movie on Prime Video.

Valerie Hobson, The Bride of Frankenstein

Valerie Hobson

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Elsa Lanchester as The Bride of Frankenstein….. as Iconic as Any Film Character

October 29, 2021 By Joi

Elsa Lanchester, The Bride of Frankenstein

Elsa Lanchester in her Iconic role as The Bride of Frankenstein

I have always considered Elsa Lanchester’s Bride of Frankenstein to be one of the most iconic characters in the history of film. Phenomenal when you consider…

  • She’s the only female monster from the collection of classic horror films by Universal Studios.
  • She’s only briefly (very briefly unfortunately) even in the movie!

And yet, the Bride and her phenomenally talented portrayer are as known as any of the monsters, present or past! The next time you watch The Bride of Frankenstein, pay close attention to her every movement and expression. With an extremely limited amount of screen time, she puts on an acting clinic. In the words of a very good song… Every little thing she does is magic.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

Elsa Lanchester as The Bride of Frankenstein

Elsa Lanchester as The Bride of Frankenstein

 


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Valerie Hobson from The Bride of Frankenstein

October 13, 2021 By Joi

Valerie Hobson, The Bride of Frankenstein

Valerie Hobson

Lovely Valerie Hobson’s luck would be MY luck… she appears in a movie, did an outstanding job, and looked like a billion bucks… but remains in the vast shadows cast by the film’s lead characters and stars! The same can pretty much be said of every actor and actress who appeared in any of the old Hollywood Horror films. The monsters always steal the show!

However, when you’ve seen a film as many times as I’ve seen this one, you come to truly appreciate all that the supporting cast brings to the party. Without them, the party wouldn’t be such a smashing success. You can take it one step further, even. If they didn’t have the delicious team-player mentality that made them perfectly comfortable with dwelling in the shadows, the monsters would not have become the iconic stars they STILL are today.

I, for one, LOVE the ones who live in the shadows as much as those in the spotlight. It takes all of them to make the magic work.

Lovely Valerie Hobson was born in Northern Ireland in 1917. The Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf of London, and Great Expectations are three of her best-known films.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

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Boris Karloff and Makeup ARTIST Jack Pierce: Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

October 11, 2021 By Joi

Boris Karloff and Jack Pierce, Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

Boris Karloff and Jack Pierce

When watching my BELOVED old Hollywood movies or reading about them, I often come across men and women who I desperately wish had written a book. Makeup artist extraordinaire Jack Pierce is one of them. This man worked on some of the most legendary movies of all time and with some of their most extraordinary stars.

He had some stories to tell and I want to know every one of them!

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

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Collin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff, and Ernest Thesiger: The Bride of Frankenstein

October 9, 2021 By Joi

Collin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff, and Ernest Thesiger: The Bride of Frankenstein

Collin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff, and Ernest Thesiger

Okay, admittedly, I have been obsessed with posting The Bride of Frankenstein pictures of the day this month but I simply cannot help myself. Elsa Lanchester’s Bride is my favorite movie monster of all time and I want everyone else to appreciate her and her iconic film as much as I do!

I know I’ve gone on record as saying I am (overall) somewhat disappointed in this film but I want to clear something up while I have the chance. The disappointment comes only from the fact that she wasn’t given more scenes. I SO wish her character had been introduced earlier in the film and that she and her intended had wreaked havoc together.

Having said all of that, I do love many things about this film. The makeup, acting, and directing are all perfection… right to their core. Perhaps that’s why I get a bit disappointed when I watch it – it’s the realization of how MAGNIFICENT it would have been with more of the wonderful Elsa Lanchester.

It’s an iconic film to be sure and it is absolutely one of my favorite horror films.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.


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Elsa Lanchester and Colin Clive: The Bride of Frankenstein

October 8, 2021 By Joi

Elsa Lanchester and Colin Clive, The Bride of Frankenstein

Elsa Lanchester and Colin Clive

I am so obsessed with Elsa Lanchester as The Bride of Frankenstein that I collect LITERALLY anything associated with the movie. It’s such a phenomenal character and the only female monster from the wonderful old Hollywood horror films.

The movie also stars Boris Karloff as the monster, Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein, and Valerie Hobson as Elizabeth.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

Elsa Lanchester as The Bride of Frankenstein

Elsa Lanchester 


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Boris Karloff: Behind the Scenes of The Bride of Frankenstein

October 6, 2021 By Joi

Boris Karloff, Behind the Scenes of The Bride of FrankensteinBoris Karloff

As I’ve stated often, I am obsessed with “on set” and “behind the scenes” pictures. I’m not sure WHY exactly, but they make my world spin.

This great photo of Boris Karloff kicked back enjoying a sandwich while filming The Bride of Frankenstein makes my day. Hopefully, serving as picture of the day, it’ll make your day as well.

You can find The Bride of Frankenstein on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

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