Happy birthday to the true gentleman of horror, Boris Karloff, born this day in 1887 as William Henry Pratt in London, England. Not every movie he appeared in was a classic, but he was always a class act.
I was over in Big Lots recently, a discount retail store, and for some time now they've been handling cheap DVDs, generally for $3. a disc. At any rate they recently got in some 2 on 1 disc DVDs titled the Val Lewton Horror Double Feature, some starring Karloff. I picked up I Walked with a Zombie/ The Body Snatcher, and Isle of the Dead/Bedlam. Just thought I'd mention this if anyone was interested.
Karloff had a way of elevating weak material. He had real screen magnetism and a truly chameleon-like acting ability.
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