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Rakshasa	MORE Rare Universal Stills - Son Of Frank, Wolf Man, Dracula & More!	Lead	[-]
Jul 28 10 10:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is this first one real?! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
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ryanbrennan		#1	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Great pics! The first one has to be a paste-up. The shadows and light sources are all over the place.
PShields79		#2	[-]
Jul 29 10 1:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've seen the first one before. Why is Karloff's forehead so tall? Perry Shields Member, Torrance Theatre Company
Rick		#3	[-]
Jul 29 10 1:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, the first one is definitely a paste-up, but I think it's an original paste-up. I've seen it around for years and I think it's something that Universal put together themselves when they couldn't physically corral all their current stars for a group shot.
Sid Terror		#4	[-]
Jul 29 10 1:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The shot of Basil looks like Holmes is storming the gates from SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. And that second shot down from SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, is that Karloff or his stunt double? The face and head piece looks odd. THE MASK OF FU MANCHU photo sure is the rarest Universal still I've ever seen. I bet even Uni never had a copy of that one in their files. Last Edited By: Sid Terror Jul 29 10 3:49 AM. Edited 1 times.
Cartoon		#5	[-]
Jul 29 10 1:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Not only an excruciatingly bad pasteup, but a pretty sorry job of cutting, too. Karloff is out of whack because the amateur who did this included some of the dark background when he tried to figure out the shape of the head. Notice the bad haircut on Basil Rathbone, too, this time taking too much off. No excuse for this one. Photo retouching was an established art back then (assuming, as Rick does, that this one is from 1939 or thereabouts) and this one’s just a hack job. http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com http://frankensteinforever.tumblr.com/ http://monstercrazy.tumblr.com/
TomWeaver999		#6	[-]
Jul 29 10 5:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You think of MGM's fabulous "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven" footage of all their contract players ..... and then you look at that motley crew ..... and you remember that, yeah, Universal WAS a lot closer to the bottom than the top of the Hollywood food chain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5dcxC0LlvA
todmichel		#7	[-]
Jul 29 10 6:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MGM had perhaps more stars than the others, but many of their horror/fantasy movies were inferior to anything else produced in Hollywood in the Thirties and Forties.... In spite of their loot, they were simply unable to equal the previous versions of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" or "Gaslight". Money is a thing, talent is another, and I can't simply remember any MGM horror movie among my favorite. Last Edited By: todmichel Jul 29 10 6:42 AM. Edited 8 times.
Servant of Legendre		#8	[-]
Jul 29 10 6:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nice. Thanks for sharing.
rockpainterx	Compare Karloff's headpiece to herman and charlie...lol	#9	[-]
Jul 29 10 7:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THANKS for sharing the pics....Early Herman had that problem too... http://marksphotoshop.weebly.com/ Last Edited By: rockpainterx Jul 29 10 7:28 AM. Edited 1 times.
professor liebstrum		#10	[-]
Jul 29 10 7:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think the first pic or one very similar appears in ITS ALIVE by Greg Mank. I can't simply remember any MGM horror movie among my favorite. No love for Mad Love? Todmichel Russ Last Edited By: professor liebstrum Jul 29 10 7:47 AM. Edited 1 times.
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marbpl2.ozclubforums		#11	[-]
Jul 29 10 8:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think the first picture and Son of Frankenstein stills were in the Magicimage Filmbooks book.
EDITOR MFTV		#12	[-]
Jul 29 10 8:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Several of those (including the first shot) have appeared in Monsters from the Vault also. Jim Clatterbaugh Editor/Publisher MFTV www.monstersfromthevault.com
Rakshasa		#13	[-]
Jul 29 10 8:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cheers all! Yeah, I slipped MASK OF FU MANCHU in. I figured it's vintage Boris, so what the hell. One more bonus shot for ya. Here's everybody's favorite bride with Quasimodo: Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
CreepingBride		#14	[-]
Jul 29 10 8:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sid Terror wrote: The shot of Basil looks like Holmes is storming the gates from SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. SCANDAL IN VASARIA (1945) is my favorite Sherlock Holmes film of the series-- Moriarty's plot to steal Watson's brain to reanimate Frankenstein's creature was later recycled in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN.
Sid Terror		#15	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	CreepingBride wrote: Sid Terror wrote: The shot of Basil looks like Holmes is storming the gates from SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. SCANDAL IN VASARIA (1945) is my favorite Sherlock Holmes film of the series-- Moriarty's plot to steal Watson's brain to reanimate Frankenstein's creature was later recycled in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. Watson, pronounced "What Son?" as in "The brain of what son is in the monster?"
Southern Beau		#16	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So should the caption on the first shot read, "Universal...the studio with handful of pebbles from a gravel road." Or maybe, "Universal... the studio with more potholes than a worn out street." Hmm...."Universal...the studio with more performers than a sideshow carnival."
davlghry		#17	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rakshasa wrote: Cheers all! Yeah, I slipped MASK OF FU MANCHU in. I figured it's vintage Boris, so what the hell. One more bonus shot for ya. Here's everybody's favorite bride with Quasimodo: Laughton appears to be playing Captain Hook here. Was this a rehearsal from a stage or radio show?
davlghry		#18	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TomWeaver999 wrote: You think of MGM's fabulous "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven" footage of all their contract players ..... and then you look at that motley crew ..... and you remember that, yeah, Universal WAS a lot closer to the bottom than the top of the Hollywood food chain. I had the same thought! The most suspicious inclusion in the picture is Lugosi. Obviously this picture is a paste-up but I find it kinda hard to believe that it was done back in the day.
TomWeaver999		#19	[-]
Jul 29 10 12:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It is a bizarro item, yes, but I can't imagine it NOT being done back in the day. I mean, we have a lot of weeeeeird characters in fandom, but are any of 'em so deep into get-a-life territory that they'd spend a day making a montage of actors who were working on the Universal lot in December 1938? (Don't answer that!) tom "Obviously Bob Pepper's left nostril is at least .5 larger than his right, ergo........"
thehorrorboy		#20	[-]
Jul 29 10 2:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	davlghry wrote: Rakshasa wrote: Cheers all! Yeah, I slipped MASK OF FU MANCHU in. I figured it's vintage Boris, so what the hell. One more bonus shot for ya. Here's everybody's favorite bride with Quasimodo: Laughton appears to be playing Captain Hook here. Was this a rehearsal from a stage or radio show? Now, THAT'S a nicotine addict!
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