A young officer in Napoleon’s army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron. Has a young but still strange Jack Nicholson and the older but also strange Boris Karloff.
The Terror - 1963
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (/ˈkɑːrlɒf/), was an English actor[2] who starred as Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931), which established him as a horror icon. He reprised the role in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). Karloff also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and voiced the Grinch, as well as narrating the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), which won him a Grammy Award. - Wikipedia
Snake People - 1971
Captain Labesch arrives at a remote island, determined to crack down on the island’s lawlessness, spurred by the voodoo rites practiced by the evil priest Damballah. Labesch starts with local tycoon Carl van Molder and his study of the island. Van Molder warns Labesch not to interfere with the local populace. Annabella, van Molder’s visiting […]
Juggernaut - 1937
An evil, mad doctor (played by Boris Karloff) is in need of funds for his devious experiments so he cooperates with the greedy wife of a rich man to try to get at his money.
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome - 1947
This Dick Tracy movie has Boris Karloff as Gruesome where he uses a toxic gas to paralyze people and rob banks. This isn’t to be confused with the series of shorts. Look for the weird part around 10 minutes in where they kind of break the 4th wall and reference Boris Karloff.
The Ghoul - 1933
An Egyptologist comes back from the dead to wreak havoc on the living that disturbed his tomb and messed with his precious jewel.
British Intelligence - 1940
A spy vs. spy movie in which no one’s identity is easily identifiable. During WWI German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent to live with the family of a high ranking British official in London to gather information on them. Their butler is also a spy and she is to help him transmit British military […]
Doomed To Die - 1940
A million and a half dollars in bonds were taken from one of Cyrus P. Wentworth’s ships before it was mysteriously sunk and, shortly afterward, Wentworth was found murdered. Wentworth was kicking out his daughter’s fiance, Dick Flemming, at the time of his death and Dick is arrested as the primary suspect, but reporter Bobbie […]
The Fatal Hour - 1940
Detective James Wong is hired by Captain Street to help find the killer of Dan O’Grady. Mr. Wong does find the killer along with a large smuggling operation, but not until more people needlessly die. I do love these movies, but I also have to wonder how detective Wong gets such a great reputation. Usually the […]
Mr. Wong In Chinatown - 1939
A woman seeking help from detective James Wong is killed (Like the two other movies so far, people need to stay away from Mr. Wong!) with a poison dart before she has a chance to explain anything to Mr. Wong. As she dies she has just enough time to scribble “Captain J”
