This is the classic 1935 horror film starring boris karloff and bela lugosi. When i first watched this movie at the age of ten or so during a typical 3. It is supposed to be based on a story by edgar allan poe, which is completely inaccurate, because everyone knows that the raven was a poem and not a story. It was, in part, the reason england temporarily banned horror movies back in those tender, innocent days of 1935. In their third appearance together for universal pictures, boris karloff and bela lugosi have the routine down pat. If you are as curious as we were to see how the movie makers would combine the raven and pit and. The raven 1935 complete spoilers ahead just so you know. The raven 1935 audio commentary bela lugosi, boris karloff. The raven gives us a more than beautiful study on the eternal confrontation. Louis friedlander, boris karloff, bela lugosi, samuel. Along with fellow actors lon chaney, bela lugosi and vincent price, boris karloff is recognized as.
Despite being produced after the hays production code became enforced in the us, this second teaming of its stars is still pretty strong stuff. Raven, the 1935 ultimate guide book bela lugosi boris karloff. The expanded story of a haunting collaboration with a complete. Boris karloff, bela lugosi, lester matthews, imdb rating. The raven 1935 a spurned surgeon bela lugosi seeks revenge using edgar allan poes devices of torture and a hideous man boris karloff. But the resulting film, the raven 1935, offered an intriguing twist on the two actors previous collaboration.
A must for fans and decent quality for a film made in 1935. This is a trailer i produced awhile back for interactive tv network intertainer. The raven is a 1935 american horror film directed by lew landers billed under his real name, louis friedlander and starring boris karloff and bela lugosi. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52.
The raven, with boris karloff and bela lugosi, is a horror film in more than one. The film stars vincent price, peter lorre, and boris karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. The raven 1935 boris karloff as edmond bateman imdb. Richard vollin, a genius brain surgeon obsessed with poes obsessions. Richard vollin lugosi is a brilliant but unstable surgeon with a morbid obsession for instruments of torture. Upon returning the man to his original form, craven learns that the evil sorcerer may have obtained power over the spirit of cravens deceased wife, and so, accompanied by his daughter and bedlos son.
A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a. Horror icons boris karloff frankenstein and bela lugosi dracula star in the macabre classic the raven, inspired by the works of edgar allan poe. While both men are doubtlessly immortal deities of horror cinema that most true. With boris karloff, bela lugosi, lester matthews, irene ware.
Evie karloff talks about boris 1991 interview duration. The supporting cast features a young jack nicholson as lorres characters son it was the fifth in the socalled cormanpoe cycle of eight films largely featuring adaptations of edgar allan poe stories produced by. The raven is a 1935 american horror film directed by lew landers and starring boris karloff and bela lugosi. Bela lugosi in the raven 1935 boris karloff and bela lugosi in the raven 1935 boris. With vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, hazel court. During her recovery vollin falls in love with her and decides that she will marry him and not her. Through out the movie characters recite lines from various. This film was originally released in 1935 and was the second universal horror film in which bela lugosi and boris karloff starred together. It is, therefore, the perfect movie to watch this halloween night. A brilliant surgeon obsessed with edgar allan poe saves. Boris karloff, original name william henry pratt, born november 23, 1887, london, englanddied february 2, 1969, midhurst, west sussex, english actor who became internationally famous for his sympathetic and chilling portrayal of the monster. With boris karloff, marian marsh, robert allen, thurston hall.
In the black cat, karloff played the irredeemable villain with lugosi cast as a persecuted rival. He saves the life of jean thatcher irene ware, a beautiful young socialite injured in an automobile accident and. William henry pratt november 23, 1887 february 2, 1969, was an english actor career. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in. A brilliant surgeon obsessed with poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he cant have her. The raven, however, turns out to be a fellow magician named bedlo lorre that has been transformed into a bird by an evil sorcerer karloff. Boris karloff appeared with bela lugosi in eight films. Svengoolie presents the raven 1935 with bela lugosi and. A pitch black portrayal of revenge, obsession, torture and death, the film proved so controversial upon its release that it led to a brief ban on horror pictures in the uk. Here we have yet another boris karloff and edgar allen poe movie from. Find films and movies featuring boris karloff on allmovie. A brilliant surgeon obsessed with edgar allan poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he cant have her. There are several moments in the movie where boris karloff and his makeup tries to carry the scene and bring a new level of horror, repulsion.
Bela lugosi and boris karloffs superlative performances are just the start of any exploration of the raven. The raven of 1935 is arguably the second to greatest pairing of horror icons bela lugosi and boris karloff the most memorable being the black cat of 1934. It is supposed to be based on a story by edgar allan poe, which is completely inaccurate, because everyone knows that the raven was a. Find films and movies featuring boris karloff on allmovie allmovie. Details about 1935 boris karloff in the raven photo 185m 1935 boris karloff in the raven photo 185m item information. Boris karloff and bela lugosi in a publicity shot for the raven 1935 after successfully pairing karloff and lugosi in the black cat 1934, universal were hungry for more. Boris karloff elsa lanchester photo from the 1935 movie bride of frankenstein.
The picture revolves around edgar allan poes 1845 homonymous poem, featuring lugosi as a poeobsessed mad surgeon with a torture chamber in his basement and karloff as a fugitive murderer on the run from the police. It has almost exactly nothing to do with poes poem, though bela lugosi plays dr. Born as william henry pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name boris karloff. The raven universal, 1935 window card 14 x 22 prior to paperbacking, the window card had been trimmed to 12 x 16 it had likely been found in a frame. Within the pages of this collectors item movie guide. With boris karloff, bela lugosi, lester matthews, irene ware, samuel s. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Upon returning the man to his original form, craven learns that the evil sorcerer may have obtained power.
Boris karloff, bela lugosi posted on march 27, 2015 by womo a brilliant surgeon obsessed with poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he cant have her. Once again horror legends karloff and lugosi are teamed up in a movie supposedly. Here we have yet another boris karloff and edgar allen poe movie from universal. The raven, with boris karloff and bela lugosi, is a horror film in more than one sense. The raven, with boris karloff and bela lugosi, is a. The raven is a 1963 american comedy horror film produced and directed by roger corman.