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.
- | Author: Scott Allen Nollen
- | Publisher: McFarland
- | Publication Date: January 13, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 484 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1476680639
- | ISBN-13: 9781476680637
