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- Frankenstein. Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles. 82 votes. Embarking on a tale of horror and science, Frankenstein is a movie adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel.
- Bride of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive. 92 votes. Bride of Frankenstein unfolds as a sequel to the original 1931 Frankenstein film.
- The Body Snatcher. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell. 57 votes. Dr. Toddy MacFarlane (Henry Daniell) needs cadavers for his medical experiments, ultimately intended to treat a young disabled girl.
- The Mummy. Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners. 64 votes. A team of British archaeologists led by Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron) discover the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptian prince Imhotep (Boris Karloff), along with the legendary scroll of Thoth.
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- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967) – 100% Finally, the last film on this list is the famous, animated holiday TV special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- The Sorcerers (1967) – 100% One of the final films of Karloff’s career before his passing in 1969 was The Sorcerers in 1967. Directed by Michael Reeves, the film featured Karloff – then in his late 70s - in the lead role, with the rest of the cast consisting of Elizabeth Ercy, Ian Ogilvy, Victor Henry and Catherine Lacey.
- The House of Rothschild (1934) – 100% Another one of Karloff’s marquee films post-Frankenstein was 1934’s The House of Rothschild, which depicted the history of the famous Rothschild banking family from Germany.
- Lured (1947) – 100% The last film on this list to hold a 100% approval rating based on just six reviews – yes, there really are four of them – is 1947’s Lured.
1. The Incredible Invasion. 1971 1h 30m. 3.3 (302) Rate. In the European village of Gudenberg in 1890, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, Dr. Isabel Reed, have created a powerful ray machine. One of the rays is shot into outer space and attracts a flying saucer.
Sort by List order. 1. Frankenstein. 1931 1h 10m Approved. 7.8 (80K) Rate. 91 Metascore. Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses. Director James Whale Stars Colin Clive Mae Clarke Boris Karloff.
- Frankenstein (1931) Director: James Whale. The film that will forever be associated with Karloff. Remarkably, Jack Pierce’s definitive makeup doesn’t obscure Boris’s acting – just watch his eyes, his hands.
- The Mummy (1933) Director: Karl Freund. Karloff could play other kinds of monsters, too: here he’s Imhotep, reanimated ancient Egyptian priest. Revel in pure cinematic wonder as desiccated Karloff awakes in his sarcophagus.
- The Black Room (1935) Director: R. William Neill. Karloff flexes his acting muscles in a remarkable double role, expertly playing twin noblemen – one good, one evil – in this shadowy chiller set in 18th-century Hungary.
- The Raven (1935) Director: Lew Landers. This gruesome classic pitted Boris – as fugitive murderer on the run – against Bela Lugosi – as crazed Poe-obsessed surgeon with a basement filled with custom-built torture devices.
The Top 10 Boris Karloff Movies Robert Segedy offers a retrospective on the English horror star’s greatest achievements. The man born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887 in Camberwell, London, England became better known by his stage name, Boris Karloff.
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