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Bela Lugosi in MYSTERY HOUSE

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PhantomXCI	Bela Lugosi in MYSTERY HOUSE	Lead	[-]
Apr 19 12 8:09 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Last night, I caught a real OTR rarity on NPR- the one-and-only episode of MYSTERY HOUSE, a 1944 radio drama starring Bela Lugosi and John Carradine. The episode, "Thirsty Death" wasn't as interesting as what the announcer said at the close of the show (I'm paraphrasing): "John Carradine's next film will be BLUEBEARD, and Bela Lugosi will soon be seen in a series of MYSTERY HOUSE films for Universal Pictures." Does anyone have more information about this proposed Universal series?
Wich2		#1	[-]
Apr 19 12 9:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The show is essentially a one-of unsold pilot. The actors do their best, but yeah, it's no classic.
Ted Newsom		#2	[-]
Apr 19 12 10:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Given the era, I'd expect that the INNER SANCTUM license was about to run out and Universal was scouting around for another source of material. MYSTERY HOUSE was a similar book imprint. And given that it was 1944-45 and the International boys would soon take over and drop all the programmers, I expect it would not have lasted long in any case. Too bad. Could've kept Bela afloat for a couple years.

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