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Mar 25, 2024 · In this roundup article, we’ll be exploring some of the most memorable Bela Lugosi movies, from his spooky portrayal of Dracula to his unforgettable performance in Plan 9 from Outer Space. Brace yourself for a thrilling journey through the history of horror cinema, as we shed light on the enigmatic life and career of one of the most legendary ...
1. Dracula. 1931 1h 15m Passed. 7.4 (59K) Rate. 71 Metascore. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night. Director Tod Browning Karl Freund Stars Bela Lugosi Helen Chandler David Manners.
- Robert Segedy counts down his choices of the greatest Bela Lugosi movies. Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko was born in Lugos, Hungary on October 20, 1882. Lugosi was wounded in service of his country during World War I. He fled during the Hungarian Revolution of 1919 and appeared in several films made in Germany.
- Dracula (1931), director Tod Browning. This is the film that made Lugosi a household name and though many have tried, no one has replaced him as the Vampire King.
- White Zombie (1932), director Victor Halperin. Fresh off of the success that was Dracula, Lugosi followed it up with this tale of the undead in Haiti, directed by Victor Halperin.
- The Black Cat (1934), director Edgar G. Ulmer. Peter Allison: “Sounds like a lot of supernatural baloney to me.” Dr Vitus Werdegast: “Supernatural, perhaps.
Oct 31, 2021 · Features footage from 20 of his biggest films - outtakes, clips, trailers, interviews with famous co-stars, family and friends, rare photos. An 80-minute documentary featuring the legendary...
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- Dracula (1931) Director: Tod Browning. Here the Lugosi legend was born. Reprising the Broadway role he’d made famous, Bela’s strange charisma was emphasised by Browning’s restrained, nightmarish direction, with shivers eerily evoked by what was suggested, rather than what was seen.
- White Zombie (1932) Director: Victor Halperin. Bela is magnificently evil as the ghoulish corpse-master Murder Legendre, in this nightmarish Haiti-set zombie shocker, forcing his reanimated charges to ceaselessly turn a gigantic mill, while he plots to make a naive young lady visitor fall ill, die, and return as his love-slave.
- The Black Cat (1934) Director: Edgar G. Ulmer. Lugosi – teamed with Karloff here – shines in this stylish deco-designed, gloriously grisly tale of necrophilia, sadism and dead wives preserved under glass in the basement.
- The Dark Eyes of London (1939) Director: Walter Summers. Lugosi visited England to play sinister Dr. Orloff, bumping people off for insurance money, then ingeniously dumping the corpses in the Thames.
1. Dracula (1931) Passed | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror. 7.4. Rate. 71 Metascore. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
Oct 1, 2019 · 1. Dracula (1931) Director: Tod Browning. Bela Lugosi had been a film actor for nearly 15 years, at the time of Dracula’s release in 1931. His cinematic recreation of his wildly successful...
