Karloff and the East: Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career

ISBN-13: 9781476680637 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 484 str.

Scott Allen Nollen; Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen

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Introduction: The King and I 1
 1. Eastern Origins 9
 2. Young "Boris" Goes West 14
 3. The Lightning Raider (1919) 16
 4. The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) 27
 5. Without Benefit of Clergy (1921) 39
 6. Cheated Hearts (1921) 47
 7. The Man from Downing Street (1922) 49
 8. The Infidel (1922) 52
 9. The Altar Stairs (1922) 55
10. Omar the Tentmaker (1922) 58
11. The White Panther (1924) 64
12. Perils of the Wild (1925) 68
13. Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925) 73
14. Old Ironsides (1926) 77
15. Soft Cushions (1927) 84
16. Two Arabian Knights (1927) 88
17. Sharp Shooters (1928) 94
18. Behind That Curtain (1929) 98
19. The Unholy Night (1929) 104
20. King of the Wild (1931) 111
21. Business and Pleasure (1932) 120
22. The Miracle Man (1932) 123
23. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) 133
24. The Mummy (1932) 141
25. The Ghoul (1933) 152
26. The Lost Patrol (1934) 164
27. Juggernaut (1936) 182
28. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) 190
29. West of Shanghai (1937) 199
30. Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) 210
31. The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) 216
32. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) 221
33. The Fatal Hour (1940) 228
34. Doomed to Die (1940) 232
35. You'll Find Out (1940) 237
36. Touring Oceania (1945) 250
37. The Emperor's Nightingale (1949) 257
38. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) 262
39. The Hindu (1954) 269
40. Voodoo Island (1957) 287
41. The Daydreamer (1966) 312
42. Targets (1968) 319
43. La muerte viviente [Isle of the Snake People] (1968) 326
Appendix A: Filmography 335
Appendix B: Television Programs 384
Appendix C: Radio Programs 422
Appendix D: Record Albums 431
Appendix E: Stage Performances 435
Appendix F: Writings 439
Appendix G: Proposed Films and Roles 440
Chapter Notes 445
Bibliography 453
Index 459