Boris Karloff
1887-11-23THE BIOGRAPHY
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny". His best-known
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Bride of Frankenstein
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Scarface
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Frankenstein
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Son of Frankenstein
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House of Frankenstein
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Frankenstein 1970
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The Mask of Fu Manchu
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The Movie Orgy
⭐ 6.5
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
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Devil's Island
⭐ 5.4
Lured
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The Devil Commands
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The Boogie Man Will Get You
⭐ 6.3
The Black Castle
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The Body Snatcher
⭐ 7
Isle of the Dead
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Corridors of Blood
⭐ 6.1
The Man Who Changed His Mind
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Juggernaut
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Tap Roots
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Doomed to Die
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He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
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Mr. Wong, Detective
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The Black Cat
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Bedlam
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The Old Dark House
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The Terror
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The Lightning Raider
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The Hellion
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The White Panther
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Riders of the Plains
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Forbidden Cargo
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The Prince and Betty
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Perils of the Wild
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
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Without Mercy
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Lady Robinhood
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone
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Flaming Fury
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Cheated Hearts
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The Golden Web
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The Princess from Hoboken
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Let It Rain
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The Meddlin' Stranger
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Soft Cushions
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Sharp Shooters
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Vultures of the Sea
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Burning the Wind
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The Man They Could Not Hang
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The Vanishing Rider
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The Man with Nine Lives
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Before I Hang
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The Little Wild Girl
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The Black Room
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The Fatal Warning
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The Devil's Chaplain
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Two Sisters
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The Unholy Night
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The Bad One
⭐ 6.333Anne Against the World
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Business and Pleasure
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The Emperor's Nightingale
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The Walking Dead
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
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Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Nan of the North
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The Man from Downing Street
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The Infidel
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The Woman Conquers
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The Altar Stairs
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The Prisoner
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Omar the Tentmaker
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The Horror Show
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The Invisible Ray
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Black Sabbath
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King of the Wild
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Charlie Chan at the Opera
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The Ghoul
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Night Key
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Curse of the Crimson Altar
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Behind the Mask
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Tower of London
⭐ 5.9Heroes of Horror
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Black Friday
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The Raven
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Madhouse
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Die, Monster, Die!
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The Comedy of Terrors
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Alien Terror
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Five Star Final
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The Criminal Code
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The Ape
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The Mummy
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The Mummy's Hand
⭐ 5.7The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
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Voodoo Island
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The Mummy's Curse
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The Island Monster
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The Raven
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Behind That Curtain
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The Lost Patrol
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Mad Monster Party?
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The Climax
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The Strange Door
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Smart Money
⭐ 6.9
Fear Chamber
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Isle of the Snake People
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Macabre Serenade
⭐ 4.05
Targets
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You'll Find Out
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British Intelligence
⭐ 5.7
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
⭐ 5.4
Unconquered
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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The Sorcerers
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Creepy Classics
⭐ 6.3The Lark
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The American Nightmare
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The House of Rothschild
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Grip of the Strangler
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown
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The Fatal Hour
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
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Cauldron of Blood
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The Venetian Affair
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Tonight or Never
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Sting of Death
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion
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A Fool's World
⭐ 2.7Cinema Circus
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The Mad Genius
⭐ 6.3
The Vanishing Legion
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
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The Many Faces of Dracula
⭐ 3.5Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
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Gift of Gab
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The Public Defender
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Graft
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The Nickel-Hopper
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The Bells
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
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The Sea Bat
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The Invisible Menace
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West of Shanghai
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The Guilty Generation
⭐ 6.125A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
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Dynamite Dan
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
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The King of the Kongo
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The Daydreamer
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Cracked Nuts
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Night World
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
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The Horror of It All
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The Miracle Man
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
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Two Arabian Knights
⭐ 6.043The Phantom of the North
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The Utah Kid
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The Last of the Mohicans
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Abbott and Costello in the Movies
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The Eagle of the Sea
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The Phantom Buster
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The Juggler of Our Lady
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The Last Repair Shop
⭐ 7.5Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
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Old Ironsides
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The Deadlier Sex
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The Yellow Ticket
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
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Colonel March Investigates
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
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Skyscraper Souls
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Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
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The Fatal Impulse
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I Like Your Nerve
⭐ 5.7Jack the Ripper
⭐ 6Destination Nightmare
⭐ 5.5
Transylvania Twist
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Boo
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Little Lost Robot
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A Connecticut Yankee
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The Cave Girl
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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Terror in the Tropics
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Bikini Beach
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His Majesty, the American
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Breakdowns of 1937
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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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The Mesmerist
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
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Young Donovan's Kid
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
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The Love Mart
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The Universal Story
⭐ 7.7
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
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The Hope Diamond Mystery
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Sabaka
⭐ 4.1
The Greater Glory
⭐ 0Today's Teens
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Arsenic & Old Lace
⭐ 6.5
The Prairie Wife
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Without Benefit of Clergy
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Her Honor, the Governor
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Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
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Doom of Dracula
⭐ 0Hollywood Hobbies
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Screen Snapshots No. 11
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Parisian Nights
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Heart of Darkness
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The Man in the Saddle
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The Incredible Doktor Markesan
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Hatchet for the Honeymoon
⭐ 6.5
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
⭐ 10
The Storm
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
⭐ 9
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
⭐ 6.9
Universal Horror
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Horror!!!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
⭐ 8.1
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
⭐ 7
The dark Universe
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Rendezvous in Black
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