Boris Karloff — Actor (39)
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
director: John Rawlins actor: 鲍里斯·卡洛夫 / Ralph Byrd …
other title: Dick Tracy contra Siniestro / 迪克·特雷西的恐怖遭遇 …
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.
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A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) (2013) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
director: Norbert Pfaffenbichler actor: 鲍里斯·卡洛夫
In this experimental film, British actor Boris Karloff (1887-1969) embodies over 170 characters, experiencing a schizophrenic horror trip in which he faces versions of himself in different masks, at different ages, of different genders and races. As Karloff’s career spans over 50 years, from the silent era to modern-day cinema, A Masque of Madness allows us to witness the aesthetic and technical developments of the medium in one single film.
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The Devil's Chaplain (1929) [Movie] IMDb Douban
The Devil's Chaplain
director: Duke Worne actor: Cornelius Keefe / Virginia Brown Faire …
Escaping from a revolution, the King of a mythical Balkan country heads to the United States. Here he finds a friend in the form of dashing secret service agent Yorke Norray.
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Madhouse (1974) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Madhouse
director: Jim Clark actor: 文森特·普莱斯 / 彼得·库欣 …
other title: 매드하우스 / Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death …
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
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Before I Hang (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Before I Hang
director: 尼克·格林德 actor: 鲍里斯·卡洛夫 / 伊芙琳·凯斯 …
other title: 绞刑之前 / 杀人科学家 …
Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics of his work and the consequences of his research.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) [Movie]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Danny Kaye / Virginia Mayo …
other title: 虹を掴む男 / Das Doppelleben des Herrn Mitty …
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
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The Ape (1940) [Movie] Douban
The Ape
director: William Nigh actor: Maris Wrixon / Gene O'Donnell …
other title: 猿