Karloff and the East : Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian characters and subjects in his screen career /
""Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East-Chinese, Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners-Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there. Based on extensive new research, this biography and career study of Karlof...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2021]
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| Summary: | ""Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East-Chinese, Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners-Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there. Based on extensive new research, this biography and career study of Karloff's "eastern" films provides a critical examination of 41 features, including many overlooked early roles, and offers fresh perspective on a cinematic luminary so often labeled a "horror icon." Films include The Lightning Raider (1919), 14 silent films from the 1920s, The Unholy Night (1929), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), The Mummy (1932), John Ford's The Lost Patrol (1934), the Mr. Wong series (1938-1940), Targets (1968), and Isle of the Snake People (1971), one of six titles released posthumously."-Provided by publisher"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476680637 1476680639 |