therealfuster Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 for this coming Friday, the 27th of May on TCM! A veritable treasure trove of great films by our man, Karloff, or more correctly, William Henry Pratt...begins at 6:00 am. Though I have been admonished by another purveyor at TCM, for not using the correct Movie Alert thread here for such conveyances, true Pratt films will forgive me and want to see these gems: 6:00 AM The Sea Bat Besides the appearance of Mr. Pratt, this films stars Gibson Gowland who starred in Von Stroheim's "Greed" and comedy great, Mack Swain. 7:30 AM Five Star Final Not unlike the later acerbic film, "Sweet Smell of Success" this movie stars Edward G. Robinson, H.B. Warner, and Marian Marsh along with Karloff, and was shot by Sol Polito, who did so many of Flynn's fine action vehicles like "The Sea Wolf". 9:15 AM The Venetian Affair This potboiler stars the Man from Uncle, Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer, assisted by Karloff. If you have to nap, this is the one to do it through... 11:00 AM West Of Shanghai Fun flick directed by Mia's dad, with Karloff as a Chinese warlord. Also with the original Sam Spade, Ricardo Cortez and the multinational Vladimir Sokoloff. 12:15 PM British Intelligence Decent espionage movie with Margaret Lindsay and Boris. 1:30 PM Devil's Island The story of Doctor Gaudet's sojourn in nightmarish exile, with Karloff and James Stephenson. 2:45 PM The Walking Dead Marvelously directed by Michael Curtiz film, detailing the attempts of a man to seek revenge beyond the grave with Karloff, Edmund Gwenn, and Marguerite Churchill 4:00 PM The Mask Of Fu Manchu Great take on a Sax Rohmer tale, with Boris as the eponymous Doctor, who is seeking global dominance just like in an Austin Powers film. Also starring Lewis Stone, Myrna Loy and the legendary Karen Morley 5:15 PM The Body Snatcher Not to be missed... Stevenson's take on the cadavers aplenty for medical experimentation scheme, which was afoot in London, but at a risk...with Boris, the wonderful Henry Daniell, Bela Lugosi and directed by Robert Wise. 6:45 PM Isle Of The Dead Finally finishing with a flourish, my personal favorite, the dark and foreboding tale of people trapped by quarantine on a Greek island who fear that one of their their own is an undead, starring Karloff, Ellen Drew, Helene Thimig and Jason Robards, Junior's father and directed by Mark Robson, of "The Seventh Victim" fame. My favorites may not be yours, but all Karloff is worth a watch. Enjoy and get ready to start your engines [and vcr's] early on Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickdimeo Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Thanks! I look forward to seeing The Sea Bat. I've seen Gibson Gowland in a few talkies but never actually heard him talk. I would like to put the voice to the great McTeague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithFromKC Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Thanks for the reminder, therealfuster! I have always enjoyed Karloff's work and am also looking forward to these films. My VCR is ready!! Another great job by TCM for putting this 'fest' together...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfuster Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 to see an actor in a talkie, if one has only seen them in silents before. I too look forward to hearing his voice, Nick. The first time I heard John Gilbert's voice, I was amazed at how normal it sounded, unlike the cruel legends concerning his demise on film. Fus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfuster Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 your sentiments! TCM does not just show the usual suspects, but goes deep into the vaults and pulls out some of the lesser gems that are not regularly seen, which is magnificent. It is like when most radio stations only play the top ten oldies of any year continually, instead of some of the other 30 hits of each week of previous year's Top Forty, that would be so refreshing to hear occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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