Tag Archives: John L. Balderston

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

“I shall show you strange things about the mind of man…”   [aka The Man Who Lived Again aka The Brainsnatcher aka Body Switch aka Dr Maniac] Director:  Robert Stevenson Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder, Frank Cellier, Donald … Continue reading

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Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

“She was beautiful when she died…one hundred years ago!”   Director:  Lambert Hillyard Starring:  Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Irving Pichel, Gilbert Emery, Nan Grey, Hedda Hopper, Billy Bevan, Halliwell Hobbes Screenplay:  Garrett Fort, from a … Continue reading

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Frankenstein (1931)

“It’s alive! It’s alive! In the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!”   Director:  James Whale Starring:  Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye, John Boles, Frederick Kerr, Marilyn … Continue reading

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The Mummy (1932)

“Oh! Amon-Ra – Oh! God of gods! Death is but the doorway to new life— We live today; we shall live again— In many forms shall we return – Oh, mighty one.”   Director:  Karl Freund Starring:  Boris Karloff, Zita … Continue reading

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Dracula (1931)

“I am…Dracula. I bid you…welcome.”   Director:  Tod Browning Starring:  Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, David Manners, Frances Dade, Herbert Bunston Screenplay:  Garrett Fort, based upon the novel by Bram Stoker, and the play by Hamilton … Continue reading

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