117: Boris and the Monsters (Bela & Boris Part 3)

You Must Remember This

Karina Longworth

Tv & Film

4.6 • 15.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

After twenty years as a journeyman actor/laborer, Boris Karloff became an instant superstar as the Monster in Frankenstein (1931). Today we’ll explore how Karloff, unlike Lugosi, managed to maintain a steady stardom throughout the decades, returning to the monster that made him without feeling trapped by the character. Featuring Patton Oswalt as Boris Karloff.

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0:00.0	...
0:12.0	A KISS!
0:14.0	Welcome to another episode of You Must Remember This, the podcast dedicated to exploring
0:37.5	the secret and or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century, part of the Panoply Network.
0:47.5	I'm your host, Kareena Longworth, and this is another installment in our ongoing series,
0:56.5	Bela and Boris.
0:59.5	Once upon a time, many, many years ago, I am Dracula.
1:06.5	It's a lie, you, it's a big horse, it's a name of God.
1:11.5	I know it feels like a beacon.
1:15.5	I was greater than a real, I'm fine.
1:18.5	Sure, sure.
1:20.5	Awake.
1:22.5	Have I been asleep?
1:24.5	She hate me, like a horse.
1:28.5	A race of atomic Superman, which will conquer the world.
1:34.5	The phone is dead.
1:39.5	Even the phone is dead.
1:42.5	We belong dead.
1:45.5	Last week, we explored Bela Legosi's star-making role as Dracula in the 1931 film Dracula,
2:02.5	and the rest of his career spent playing vampires.
2:06.5	Today, we're going to talk about how Boris Karloff became Frankenstein's monster,
2:12.5	and how this role impacted the rest of his career.
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