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Bela Lugosi (Midnight Marquee Actors Series) Paperback – January 1, 1995

by Gary Svehla (Editor), Susan Svehla (Editor)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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The first entry in the Midnight Marquee Actors Series offers in-depth analyses of 32 of the films that helped create Lugosi's cinematic persona as the first true horror film legend. This book covers Lugosi's films from the pre-Dracula early sound ear, details his Universal and 1930s' classics, investigates his stint on poverty row at Monogram and PRC in the 1940s, and explores the downward spiral and his much discussed film work for Edward D. Wood, Jr. in the 1950s.

Some of today's foremost horror film writers contributed to this exploration of Bela Lugosi's work.

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  1. Print length
    312 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Midnight Marquee Pr Inc
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1887664017
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1887664011
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Midnight Marquee Pr Inc (January 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1887664017
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1887664011
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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DoctorJekyll77
5.0 out of 5 stars The finest retrospective on Lugosi's film and career ever
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 1998
As a co-author of the book, I can only reiterate what my colleagues write regarding the modern fascination with Lugosi and his films. With his dark good looks, his piercing blue eyes, his commanding presence and his deliberate manner of speaking, audiences are still mesmerized by the man's presence. This book is an overview of his long career, analyzing the good and the bad movies (and there were plenty of both) he starred in. It is written with warmth and humor, and is a must for any film fan.
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Charles Floyd Rhodes
4.0 out of 5 stars This edition chopped out two chapters, covers 33 features
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
This edition omits 2 chapters but does cover 33 features. Besides the expected titles, Gift of Gab, The Death Kiss, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Mother Riley Meets the Vampire, Monogram titles, and Ed Wood stuff are covered.
Unlike the Boris Karloff book in this series, the quality of the entries is consistent.
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A.J.Bradley
3.0 out of 5 stars Books like this have gone a long way towards ruining the ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2014
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Books like this have gone a long way towards ruining the simple pleasure some of us take in viewing horror and science fiction movies.
It reminds me too much - far too much - of the 'film historians' (and others) chuntering away at the end of (for example) 'Bride Of Frankenstein' (I still have my old video), attempting to prove - what? Yes, Clive Barker and David Skal, I mean chaps like you. (At least Rick Baker tends to stick to talking about Jack Pierce). Gregory Mank shows up like a bad penny every time. Maybe this is the price you have to pay for being an overindulged baby-boomer.
In the book itself, the tautologies and typographical errors set your teeth on edge - as does the tone. Calvin Beck did it all much better (together with contributors like Joe Dante) in 'Castle Of Frankenstein'). Forrest J Ackerman - and possibly even Denis Gifford - did it better than Lee (in some respects).
Why does everything have to be so full of 'cultural significance'? What next? Bugs Bunny? Scooby-Doo? Jonny Quest? John Landis says it best: 'most fantasy films are s**t'. So they are. It doesn't stop us from loving them, but it does - hopefully - stop us from engaging in verbal fireworks or getting our boxers in a twist about AIDS, racism, whatever. Universal (for instance) made films to make a buck, either during the Depression or during wartime. The studio system was part and parcel of the capitalist system. That's all.
Frankly, some of this book is unreadable. Lugosi, fortunately, has had better treatment.
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