What is some of your favorite bela lugosi movies NOT INCLUDING DRACULA?
My favorite Lugosi performance is his work as Ygor from Son of Frankenstein. He steals the show! The evilness just drips off of him.
It's hard to disagree with Moonshadow, but White Zombie comes close for me.
White Zombie
Island of lost souls
The Black Cat
The Raven
The Devil Bat
Invisble Ghost
Son of Frankenstein
One Body Too Many
Phantom Creeps
I would add the Invisible Ray to these lists-excellent role for Bela there!
Quote from: Pauspy on February 08, 2011, 11:18:44 AM
I would add the Invisible Ray to these lists-excellent role for Bela there!
i have this, but have not seen it yet. I heard it is really good.
Lugosi is fantastic as the bad guy in "Chandu the Magician" and he's a wonderful good guy in "The Invisible Ray", but he's absolutely iconic in "White Zombie." I think "Chandu" is one thing I'd recommend here that many likely haven't seen.
obviously not Dracula :o
actually a comedy, "Spooks run wild"
Quote from: Moonshadow on February 07, 2011, 09:59:26 PM
My favorite Lugosi performance is his work as Ygor from Son of Frankenstein. He steals the show! The evilness just drips off of him.
My top five Lugosi films after Dracula
Son of Frankenstein
Frankenstein meets the Wolfman
White Zombie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Not to change the subject,but why haven't they released island of lost souls on dvd.
Quote from: Dr.Dimorte on February 09, 2011, 12:00:17 AM
obviously not Dracula :o
actually a comedy, "Spooks run wild"
Agreed!
Quote from: slayergriffith on February 09, 2011, 03:34:06 PM
Not to change the subject,but why haven't they released island of lost souls on dvd.
DVD or not DVD : that is the question. I'm waiting for this one for sooooooooo long.
another bela movie that need to be released on dvd is Return of the Ape Man
Quote from: Dr.Dimorte on February 09, 2011, 12:00:17 AM
obviously not Dracula :o
actually a comedy, "Spooks run wild"
This was a hoot-another "guilty pleasure" for me is "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla" :)
I really dig bela in the 40's, you got classics like One Body Too Many, The Devil Bat, Invisble Ghost, The Corpse Vanishes, and many more. People hardly talk about his low budget 1940s films. That is one of my favorite decades for him.
I second THE CORPSE VANISHES.
Igor Ghost of and Son of Frankenstein
I am not the biggest fan of Dracula, though it is warming on me, simply for the first 20 minutes and Bela & Dwight's awesomeness throughout.
I hate putting things in lists but here goes nothin'. And I have three unwatched Bela movies around the place so I bet I'll love them too. Don't laugh at my poverty row choices, I think they're awesome secretly:
White Zombie
Son of Frankenstein
The Raven
The Black Cat
Island of Lost Souls
The Ape Man
Invisible Ghost
The Wolf Man
Scared to Death
The Corpse Vanishes
Bride of the Monster
Glen or Glenda
But he's brilliant in all of his films and they're all enjoyable. Only exception might be Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, but it's not his fault really.
I wanted to put the Black Sleep but I think that would be pushing it a bit...
Ygor has to be my favorite! Loved him in Abbott and Costello!
BK
Quote from: I am the Female Dracula on February 17, 2011, 04:37:08 PM
I wanted to put the Black Sleep but I think that would be pushing it a bit...
Does he have a big role in black sheep? I've never seen it
Quote from: slayergriffith on February 17, 2011, 09:51:55 PM
Does he have a big role in black sheep? I've never seen it
He doesn't have any lines. He's Basil Rathbone's servant. I think he had approx. 10 minutes of screen time? But I liked the gestures he was using to communicate with Basil
White Zombie
The Black Cat
Son of Frankenstein
The Devil Bat
The Raven
The Ape Man
Alot of these selections I wouldn't call "a Bela Lugosi movie" just because he was in them (like SON OF FRANK, THE WOLF MAN, A&C MEET FRANK, etc.).
Dracula.
Followed by The Black Cat. One of my favorite Universals.
Quote from: BaronLatos35 on February 23, 2011, 09:03:12 PM
Dracula.
Followed by The Black Cat. One of my favorite Universals.
LOVE The Black Cat!! Karloff and Lugosi were both magnificent!! A perfect film!
Besides the obvious [Dracula]:
The Raven
The Black Cat
The Invisible Ray
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Mark of the Vampire
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
THE BLACK CAT, THE RAVEN and THE INVISIBLE RAY
"E" ededed
Hard to choose the favorite Bela roll, but his portrayal of Tesla the vampire in RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE ranks right up there with Drac, in my opinion.
Without sounding cliche'. But I will.
The Black Cat, Mark of the Vampire, Bride of the Monster(ATOM)
White Zombie, Glen or Glenda( yeah that's right!!! ;D)
Phantom Creeps( not a movie, seems like one)
The Devil Bat
Quote from: marsattacks666 on April 14, 2011, 11:07:47 AM
White Zombie, Glen or Glenda( yeah that's right!!! ;D)
Glen or Glenda's unique. I love it.
I second all your choices apart from Mark of the Vampire & Phantom Creeps, which I haven't seen