118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
You Must Remember This
Karina Longworth
4.6 • 15.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2017
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Lugosi and Karloff, the two stars made by Universal’s monster movies, made eight films together. Today we’ll dive deep into some of these movies (including The Black Cat, The Raven, Son of Frankenstein and Val Lewton’s The Body Snatcher), and continue to explore how even when their careers brought them together, Karloff and Lugosi remained worlds apart. Featuring Patton Oswalt as Boris Karloff and Taran Killam as Bela Lugosi.
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| 0:00.2 | Parah-Araraja-Dayanyiyan |
| 0:07.5 | Come quickly, Chakki, masala |
| 0:12.7 | Welcome to another episode of You Must Remember This, the podcast dedicated to exploring |
| 0:36.7 | the secrets and or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century, part of the Paneple Network. |
| 0:46.7 | I'm your host, Kareena Longworth, and this is another installment of our ongoing series, |
| 0:54.7 | The Spailer and Boris. |
| 0:58.7 | Once upon a time, many, many years ago, I am Dracula. |
| 1:06.7 | It's a lie, you! |
| 1:08.7 | I know it feels like a beacon. |
| 1:14.7 | I was greater than a real part. |
| 1:17.7 | Sure, sure. |
| 1:19.7 | A wake. |
| 1:21.7 | Have I been asleep? |
| 1:23.7 | She hate me. |
| 1:25.7 | Like others. |
| 1:27.7 | A race of atomic Superman, which will conquer the world. |
| 1:35.7 | The phone is dead. |
| 1:38.7 | Even the phone is dead. |
| 1:41.7 | We belong dead. |
| 1:44.7 | In previous episodes, we've discussed the rise to Monster Movie fame and the aftermath of it, |
| 2:00.7 | for both Balalagosi and Boris Karloff. |
| 2:04.7 | Both men found that their careers were tied to the character that gave them their breakout hit. |
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