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Date Posted: 09:10:23 10/22/11 Sat
Author: DAN
Subject: Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula
In reply to: Rick 's message, "Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula" on 01:30:20 10/22/11 Sat

Yes, Bela Lugosi was a class act.

My paternal grandfather was a big fan of horror films. He saw many of the silent horror films in the theater. And he has seen almost all of Lugosi's sound films in the theater when they premiered.

My grandfather became a fan of Lugosi when he and my grandmother went to see the Broadway play, "Dracula" in 1927.

After seeing Lugosi in that play, he wanted to find out as much as he could about the actor.

My father also became intersted in horror and scifi films by hearing my grandfather talk about many of the films from the 20s, like "The Phantom of the Opera" with Lon Chaney. "Metropolis" etc.

In 1931 he took my father to see the film version of "Dracula" and after seeing that movie, my dad also became a big fan of Bela Lugosi.

And then after I finally got to see "Dracula" for the first time on Shock Theater, I became a big fan too.
I wanted to see every one of Lugosi's films, even the non-horror ones.

Today I have copies on VHS and DVD of every horror film Bela was in, plus most of his non-horrors.

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[> [> [> Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula -- Officer Torch, 14:53:59 10/23/11 Sun [1]

To me, there are maybe a dozen titans or good actors in the film world of horror. To me, the top two...and very early on (with sound)...Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Sometimes I flip flop which I prefer. Lugosi, was the earlier of the two, Karloff had lasting power. I like both. They teamed up in one of my favorites, The Black Cat. But, I cannot see better actors for playing Dracula than Lugosi, or Karloff for Frankenstein's monster. Bela Lugosi was once imitated very nicely by a fine actor, Martin Landau, in the film Ed Wood.


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