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KARLOFF & LUGOSI HORROR CLASSICS The Walking
Dead! Frankenstein-1970! You’ll
Find Out! Zombies on Broadway! OCTOBER 6 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO Burbank, Calif., June 15, 2009 – Horror fans will again be
screaming this Halloween when Warner Home Video debuts the Karloff & Lugosi Horror
Classics October 6 -- four frightfully fun horror classics
all in one collection and on DVD for the first time. Boris Karloff and Bela
Lugosi, iconic horror actors best known for creating the screen’s original Frankenstein
and Dracula characters, star here in other roles in The Walking Dead, Frankenstein-1970,
You’ll Find Out and Zombies on Broadway. The 2-disc set will be available for $26.98
SRP. The Walking Dead (1936) The Walking Dead is a unique blend of
cinematic horror and the classic Warner Bros. gangster stylings. This
long-admired cult favorite stars Boris Karloff, who gives an outstanding performance
as John Ellman, an ex-con framed for murder who’s sentenced to the electric chair.
When Ellman is brought back to life through the miracles of science, his only
task is to seek revenge against those responsible for his death. Michael Curtiz
(Casablanca) directs this eerie tale. Special Feature: --Commentary by historian Greg Mank Frankenstein-1970 (1958) Nearly twenty years after his final appearance as the Frankenstein
monster in Son of Frankenstein, Boris
Karloff returned to the screen in a new film derived from the Mary Shelley
story that first catapulted him to stardom. In this 1958 horror classic,
Karloff appears in the role of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a descendent of the
original doctor, whose depleted fortune forces him to grant a film crew access
to the family castle to shoot a horror flick. It’s not all bad, though, since
he now has a supply of fresh body parts ready for harvesting. Special Feature: --Commentary by historians Charlotte Austin and Tom Weaver You’ll Find Out (1940) Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre poke fun at their horror-genre
personas in this wacky 1940 RKO mix of music, murder and mirth. The plot finds
the trio of horror legends leaving a trail of terror and laughs along the way,
as they plan a murder in order to nab a young heiress’ inheritance in a spooky,
spoofy haunted house tale. The film was one of several hits of the era featuring
the music and merriment of the then popular Kay Kyser and his band. The film’s
original song, “I’d Know You Anywhere” was Oscar® nominated. Zombies on Broadway (1945) The emphasis is equally spread between horror and hi-jinx in this wacky
RKO production that has endeared itself to generations of die-hard Lugosi fans.
Here, Bela Lugosi stars as mad scientist Dr. Paul Renault who ends up with more
than he bargained for when he encounters two inept Broadway press agents (Alan Carney and Wally Brown) looking for
a real-life zombie to use for a publicity stunt in promoting a new nightclub. KARLOFF & LUGOSI
HORROR CLASSICS Street Date: October 6,
2009 Collection Pricing:
$26.98 SRP
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